Tena brought yummy sugar cookies and Ashley made delicious cupcakes. I loved my Fourth of July BBQ presentation, it was festive and quite red, white and blueish!
See my flag presentation? Oh I waited all YEAR to use it!
I just love seeing all the red, white and blue!
Carter and Timothy got along very well, they're only a couple months apart! Here they are throwing bark down the window well, along with all the toys they can find. Silly boys!
Yes, Alexis is standing alone! Ryanna's right by her, but I snapped this while Alexis was all alone. 
Ryanna loves her little cousin.
Dawson was very upset after this picture was taken. He came up to me and said, "My little cousin WON'T play with me!" I explained that she's only 9 months old and can't even walk yet. As soon as she can run and play, I'm sure she'll wrestle with him!
Ahhhhh, now for the fireworks! TANK WARS are the perfect beginning for this season's festivities!
Go Tena! Go Tena!
And the highlight thus far:
I was bending own, ready to light my own tank and partake in victory against Ashley when she said, "Ang, BEE!" I lit my tank and stepped back, realizing that it wasn't the tank I was noticing. It was throbbing pain coming from my ARMPIT! I ran inside and when Ashley got the stinger out, the pain really began. My poor underarm swelled and was purple for several hours, and it HURT! It rubbed against my clothes so it was constantly irritated and throbbed. I doused my arm in Melrose oil! Because I didn't want to alarm the kids, I tried to be "cool" and explained that it wasn't until you tried to squish stupid bees with your armpits, they won't sting you.
Oh well, back to the festivies! Dawson doing sparklers
This was the mother load of all Fireworks Displays! For Ryan's birthday he was given a $100 bill specifically designated for fireworks. Then some chipped in for the rest of it. There was more than pictured here, we still have some left over!
Ryanna adores her Grandpa Gaylan!
The Denton Family. Poor little Timothy didn't know how to take the fireworks sometimes! But he was a good sport.
Ryanna announced the fireworks before they were lit! She was so cute reading them and trying to pronounce them.
Yup, he loves fireworks.
The spectators enjoying the show.
Dawson LOVED the fireworks. He would squeal, clap, cheer, yell, give high-fives and just LOVED them! I don't know which was more fun to watch.
Ryanna and her glow stick. She loves fireworks too!
Ryan singed his thumb, the skin turned black and is numb. I guess I'll grab the Lavender oil for his thumb.
We mostly came out unscathed...the only casualties? One numb thumb, one burning armpit, a whole lot of used fireworks and one dead bumblebee that died from Dove deodorant poisoning...it was a pretty good Fourth!
This was the mother load of all Fireworks Displays! For Ryan's birthday he was given a $100 bill specifically designated for fireworks. Then some chipped in for the rest of it. There was more than pictured here, we still have some left over!
Ryanna adores her Grandpa Gaylan!
The Denton Family. Poor little Timothy didn't know how to take the fireworks sometimes! But he was a good sport.
Ryanna announced the fireworks before they were lit! She was so cute reading them and trying to pronounce them.
Yup, he loves fireworks.
The spectators enjoying the show.
Dawson LOVED the fireworks. He would squeal, clap, cheer, yell, give high-fives and just LOVED them! I don't know which was more fun to watch.
Ryanna and her glow stick. She loves fireworks too!
Ryan singed his thumb, the skin turned black and is numb. I guess I'll grab the Lavender oil for his thumb.
We mostly came out unscathed...the only casualties? One numb thumb, one burning armpit, a whole lot of used fireworks and one dead bumblebee that died from Dove deodorant poisoning...it was a pretty good Fourth!
10 comments:
sounds like a very exciting and fun filled fourth(say that fast five times:). Can't wait to visit with you this summer
FUN! ok, maybe not the beesting, but everything else. You sure know how to party!
looks like a fun 4th of July!! sorry to hear about the bee sting. I would have been screaming. ;)
Thesis defense set for this Friday...hooray!!! say a prayer for me. :)
Oh I miss you! I miss your laughter and you making me laugh. I am glad you had a fun fourth, and sorry about that dang bee. He probably just was captivated by your sweetness. I love you!
Your fourth food looks so good. Your flag tray is soooo cool! Who tries to squish bees with their armpits?! Now THAT's creative. (And painfull!) Sorry to hear about your pit but Ryan's thumb...I'm not so sure about. He is Mr. Pyro on the fourth, is he not? He is the biggest kid on the fourth, is he not? He taught my son all sorts of new and devious things to do with fireworks, did he not? And so what happens when we squirrel around playing with fire? I rest my case.
Okay, okay. I'm sorry about Ryan's thumb and I hope it gets better soon. (There. I said it.) :P
That was such a fun fourth! It was fum to be with both my sisters! We'll need to do it again next year!
Sounds like a lot of fun, minus the numb thumb and burning arm pit. Serves that bee right to die from deoderant poisoning.
It was a fun 4th! That's for sure! Wow, our food did look really good!
Wonderful celebration for our Nations birth. Cutest kids! Sorry about the bee sting. We need to have a long talk.
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