What a difference a year makes...
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Our first family picture... This was easy then,
now, not so much!! |
Last year, the Fourth of July was our first attempt to really leave the house after the babies were born. We had so much gear to pack for our three 2 month olds that barely moved and their almost 2 year old brother!! Fast forward a year, and we packed only one small bag for our 4 overly active kiddos to go over to Noni's house. Right when we got there, Bryan begged to get in the pool with Trey, so a family picture was not going to happen! I did manage to get a few good ones of the little kiddos (I'm trying to stop calling them babies - SAD) before they joined in the water fun. I was feeling a little guilty that I never had 1 year old pics taken, so this is my attempt...
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| Just Chillin' |
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| Silly Girl |
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| 3 of my Loves |
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| Cheese!! |
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| Being Themselves... |
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| Serious Face |
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| Who me? |
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| On the move... |
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| A SMILE!! |
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| Banana |
Then the clothes came off, and it was on... SLIP 'N' SLIDE!!!
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| Ruby Splashin' |
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| They found the pool at the end of the road... |
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| Cheese |
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| William loved splashing!! |
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| The Girls |
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| Meanwhile in the big pool... |
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| Riding Daddy's Shoulders |
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| Ready to jump! |
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| SPLASH!! |
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| So proud! |
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| Making their own waves... |
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| William made a break for the big pool |
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| Savannah |
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| Jake got out the sprinkler ball - so fun! |
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Savannah some how figured out how to walk on the
Slip 'n' Slide |
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| Bryan wanted to join the fun! |
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| So did Skylar! |
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| This is his lifeguard run... |
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| Ruby chillin' with her big cousin |
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William kept trying to catch the
sprays of water. |
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| Cousin Fun |
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| More walking... |
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| William trying to get the grown-ups wet! |
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I asked Bryan to smile and this
is what I got. |
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So much fun!! I love Jake just relaxing on the sprinkler
ball while the others run around! |
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| They made it a race track |
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| Jake took a break, so William went for it! |
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| Getting a drink |
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| WALKING!! |
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| She kept crawling away so Granny would chase her. |
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William trying to figure out how
Jake keeps getting on top of the ball! |
A few more more favorites...
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| William LOVES Jake!! |
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| Watching ground fireworks from a distance. |
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| Sparklers |
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| I just plan loved this one of Luke and Tony |
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| Tractor Ride |
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| Smoke Bombs |
After visiting for a little while longer, we had to get home and put the little ones to bed. We promised Bryan fireworks, and thankfully, they are legal in our neighborhood. We set up our hammocks in the driveway and got ready for the show!!
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| Bunk Hammocks |
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| Love Love Love |
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| CHEEEEEESE!!! |
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| A little nervous about his first sparkler. |
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| Helping with smoke bombs. |
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| He loved running thru the smoke. |
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| Getting settled in for the show... |
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| Melts my heart |
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| When it got too loud, Bryan retreated to the bottom bunk! |
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| Watching the show with Mommy |
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| LOVE |
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It is very hard to get a decent picture of a firework...
Trey and I tried and tried - he won! |
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| Our last sparklers before bed! |
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| We had 5 left, so why not light them all at once? |
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| Happy 4th of July! |
