Independence Day

We had a fun 4th of July. I was glad it was on a Saturday so Riley was home. We started the day off by going swimming in the morning before it got too hot.


This was Rhylan's best swimming day! She has this suit that we put floaties inside and they keep her afloat really well. Of course she is always scared and cries for us when we let go. But, today we got her sidetracked with a funny game and she forgot all about it! Once she realized she was swimming by herself she didn't want any help. Her poor little legs were kicking for over an hour!
But one great swimming day would not be complete without a little injury. She fell and scrapped up her knees and foot pretty bad on pool deck/cement. It made her a little sad and cranky for the rest of the day and night!
Then later on we went over to some friends house for a BBQ and some fireworks!

Here is Rhylan watching some of the fireworks in the backyard!

She even was brave enough to hold a sparkler... after much coaxing!
Rhylan and Lucy with their matching USA shirts!
We did a couple more bigger fireworks in the street and Rhylan just wanted to hide behind my legs. We were surprised when she actually wanted to try these little ones. I don't know what they are called but you throw them on the ground and they pop! Lucy and Rhylan went through two boxes of these. They were having a ball. Later we went to watch big fireworks at the park! But really there was a better show from our balcony! A bunch of guys had fireworks going just across the pond for 1-2 hours.

What form!