The Jeep

Believe it or not, the Jeep still runs, but not without issues.  A common one is overheating.

It makes for good family time really. 

And makes extra time for mooches. 

 

After a while, we drive on to our next destination.

Feet

Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S3_ij7HiCA

The Fourth of July

We had so much fun yesterday celebrating the independence of America.  It all started with a ward breakfast.  We went to a park and visited with ward members.  Vidalia got to play with Eva.  She's one month older and I tell her mother all the time that they're going to be best friends.  She just agrees.  It was cute to watch them.  I'm sure it will be even cuter when they understand how to interact with each other, but right now they both seem to do best with children who are a little older and entertaining.  (That or watching each others hands and feet moving.)  We had a lovely time.  The weather was perfect.  Not too hot.  Not too cold.  Light, but overcast.

Later that day we went to a barbecue.  It was nice.  Ryan climbed a tree and I played bocce ball.  We played on teams.  Mine lost.  

In the early evening, we switched locations to do fireworks.  

Side note: Lincolnites are crazy about fireworks.  They love love love LOVE them!  Seriously more than anyone I've ever met.  About half way through last week, it sounded like thunder, but there were no storms.  Now I know it was fireworks.  They do them every night for at least a week it seems.  Ryan and I took a walk to watch them one of the nights.  I joke that we should never buy fireworks, just lawn chairs.  Then yesterday, they did them the entire day.  This baffled me.  Why do fireworks in the daylight, don't you want to see them?  I think we have figured out why though.  They have so many that they can just keep going and going.  I don't hear any now, but rest assured, I heard them as I was going to sleep and I don't know what time they stopped.  I'm told there will still be fireworks for a few more days.  I guess I don't hear them now because people are at work?  This doesn't bother me.  I love fireworks (not love love love LOVE), but I do quite like them.  Like is a better word.  We didn't buy any at all.  End of side note.

Here's all the cuteness and fun that was all around us.

So, I guess we must have been among the crazies because we did fireworks for at least three hours and when we left, there were still some more fireworks to be done.  Can you even imagine?  And all sorts of fireworks are legal here (I have been informed that this is the case in Utah this year as well).  All in all, it was really fun.  There were tons of kids.  It was fun for me to see the 4th of July from a parent perspective and have decided that the 4th of July is probably funnest when you have children who are old enough to be excited about fireworks, but scared enough to not be dumb and young enough to be excited about fireworks, but scared enough to not be dumb.  

link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GNqXo4qo8c

Happy Fourth of July!

So far to celebrate we did fireworks with these cute girls.

This was on Saturday night.  

Then, last night there were fireworks going off in every direction, so we tried to track them down.  We saw quite a few.  The people here are CRAZY about fireworks.

Now Vidalia has decided she wasn't patriotic enough and put this outfit on.

Soon we're headed off to a ward breakfast.  I don't know what the rest of the day entails, but I'm sure it will be great fun!

Dirty Lense,

Blurry Eyes.

Things To Do In Lincoln #5

Picnic at a park.

There are tons of parks here.  I think there's a city ordinance that mandates there be a park within a certain distance of every point or something like that.  Some of these parks are a small patch of grass with a bench, some have playgrounds, and some are HUGE.  I like parks, so I think I'm in favor of this ordinance.

Play with a baby.

Look at the sky.

Watch the sun set. 

Eat some Runza (we think, not so good, not so bad)

And when you're done.  Be on your way.  :)

Happy Canada Day!

 

P.S.  Happy 29th Anniversary Mom and Dad!

P.P.S.  Bonus Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAw1r_phyqA

Swimming.

Vidalia went swimming for the first time yesterday.  She wasn't scared or anything, she just went to town chewing her floaty.  She wasn't grumpy until I put her in the car seat to go home.  Once we got home, we got changed and she went straight down for a LONG nap.  I think we should go swimming more often.

Sadly, I forgot to get a picture of her in at least her swimming suit, so you get this cute face instead.  Next time I'll make sure to grab the camera.

Sleeping

Sometimes Vidalia doesn't think that she should sleep.  This is fine, except for when I know she is tired.  Then sometimes I leave her because sometimes I'm just too much fun or something and when I leave she isn't so excited anymore.  Then I'll come back shortly after when she is more tired than wanting to play and napping goes smoothly.  Sometimes when I come back, she looks like this.

Well that was easy.

Fohawks are bad

Unless you're a baby. 

 As you can see.