Fourth of July

Fourth of July weekend began on the third with Fiona helping me to make some food to take with us to our friend's "summer house" in Davis. 

 Later that afternoon we picked Maya up from preschool so she could play with Shadow and us for a while.

 The next morning we got in the car and headed to the warm weather. We spent a lot of time floating and playing in the pool!

 Lily worked on learning to flip off the diving board.

 Here she is in action!

Fiona enjoyed hanging out and playing with toys.

 The girls all got in a lot of swimming practice without realizing it!

 Bjorn was watching a lot of soccer and Fiona decided to join him and snack.

 After dinner we got all dressed up in our patriotic gear including little headbands that I made for all the girls.

 We took a long and crazy bike ride to the high school. It included Daddy on a trail a bike with Emma, Lily and Maya riding in the bike trailer pulled by Bjorn and Fiona in the bike seat behind Mommy. Earlier in the day several bike tires had popped from the heat, but all were working when we left. About half way there, Anna's tire went flat and all attempts to re inflate and fix failed. We chained it up and she rode the rest of the way between Bjorn and the bike trailer. Very uncomfortable!

We found a great spot to spread the blanket for fireworks viewing. The daddies got some beer and the big girls played in the sand before we settled down to watch the show.

 Fiona was not a big fan and stayed cuddled in to Mommy or Daddy for the whole show. She is not big on loud noises!

 After the bike ride home (3 kids in the trailer and Anna riding the kid part of the trail a bike with James) we went to sleep. The next day was much of the same with a trip to the park added in. Lots of time in the pool and a trip to downtown for burgers, beer and cupcakes.

It was a fun fourth and we enjoyed spending it with our friends!