Fourth of July morning was spent trying to get Bails to walk a little more on her own. She can take a few steps, but she is quite wobbly and will only do it when we stand her up and encourage her.
We got all ready and decided to head up to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for a little bit of patriotic festivities. When we got there it was way more crowded then we were expecting. We had to park a few miles away and then got bussed up to the library.
It was pretty warm outside waiting in line for our ride. Thank goodness for full blast air conditioning and Grandpa's who sacrifice by holding the extra twenty pounds of body heat so we could get away with not bringing the stroller.
First stop was to the craft station. Bails did a good job helping me color her American flag. She felt it was most patriotic to use orange. What can you do.
She did enjoy waving it around after it was stapled to a popsicle stick.
Next stop was the bracelet making table. I sat down and had to push a few kids over to try to get some string and beads; it was seriously so crowded. After sitting there for a minute stringing beads Sam found a baby sized one that was finished and left on the table. We both decided to ditch the one I was making and adopt/steal the one we found. Best decision of the day.
Bails liked wearing it for a second and then pulled it off so she could try to eat the beads. Sounds about right.
Uncle Robby helped Bails put her little sun visor on and sticker it up.
We had a little family photo session in front of a piece of the Berlin wall.
And then we finished off our visit hanging out in the shade while eating some delicious kettle corn that my Mom bought.
Poor Craig drew the short stick and got to walk around with Bailey while the rest of us got to sit. Unlucky for him.
The remainder of our daylight hours were spent hanging around the house. Which happens to be code for this...
...stupid x-box. At any given point all the boys have expressions like this...
while Bailey is super excited because she is obviously winning...
and very excited about it...
Our evening ended with a fireworks show on good ole Redwood Middle School's lawn. Bailey loved the lights. There was some oooh's and aaah's and quite a bit of pointing. It was such a fun day with the family. Happy fourth of July!
And not long after she was attempting the pull my finger joke...
Getting to open and close the screen door a million times was just an added bonus.
Whatever distracts her so the rest of us could watch the World Cup, I guess.
It requires a lot of grunting...
and this face to make everyone around you laugh. Never gets old.
It is truly amazing the size of bites she can fit into that mouth of hers.
Every time I am waiting for it to come oozing out for lack of space and ability to chew, but she somehow always manages to get it all swallowed.
Impressive? I think so.
She has also become the master walker these days...
well, minus that tricky step. I already regret this new found talent. I miss the days of putting her down and knowing she can't get anywhere. How do we get those back?
wouldn't that be grand.
with her mini sized rocking chair...
Now she is off to watch the boys play ping pong. Never a dull moment.
This little girl is too spoiled. She is my parent's only grandchild and the only great grandchild for all of my grandparent's.
Unfortunately they were just down for a quick trip and we didn't do much because it was a busy two days for my parents.
There was a fun evening of swimming at the hotel's pool which Bailey loved. She was the center of attention in the water with Grandpa, Dad, and Uncle Robby.
Thanks for making the trip down Grandma and Grandpa. It was great seeing you. We love you.
We got all ready and decided to head up to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for a little bit of patriotic festivities. When we got there it was way more crowded then we were expecting. We had to park a few miles away and then got bussed up to the library.
It was pretty warm outside waiting in line for our ride. Thank goodness for full blast air conditioning and Grandpa's who sacrifice by holding the extra twenty pounds of body heat so we could get away with not bringing the stroller.
She did enjoy waving it around after it was stapled to a popsicle stick.
Bails liked wearing it for a second and then pulled it off so she could try to eat the beads. Sounds about right.
We had a little family photo session in front of a piece of the Berlin wall.
And then we finished off our visit hanging out in the shade while eating some delicious kettle corn that my Mom bought.
Poor Craig drew the short stick and got to walk around with Bailey while the rest of us got to sit. Unlucky for him.
...stupid x-box. At any given point all the boys have expressions like this...
while Bailey is super excited because she is obviously winning...
and very excited about it...
Our evening ended with a fireworks show on good ole Redwood Middle School's lawn. Bailey loved the lights. There was some oooh's and aaah's and quite a bit of pointing. It was such a fun day with the family. Happy fourth of July!
