The first one is of Amy and her cousin Macey. The other is with Aunt Hillary. We have always called Amy Hillary's Mini-me. Their baby and toddler pictures are so similar it is scary.
We went swimming at a friend's house and they raise turtles. The kids had so much fun holding them and wishing they owned their own baby turtle. Ha! They don't even take good care of their dog that actually plays with them.
We visited with Shanna and her family and stayed with Ryan and his family. That was a first for us and I loved it! Thanks Ryan and Elly we appreciated it and had fun!
In mid June we went back for a house hunting trip to AZ and this time we stayed with the Auayfuay family.
Here is a picture of Emily and Autumn. It was so fun watching these two girls spending time together. They LOVE each other. And, they are both girly girls.
So for the 4th of July we decided to stay home since we had already traveled so much and William was coming home to see us. We participated in a parade in our old neighborhood where we rented when we first moved here. We sure loved those people. So fun! Anyway, we were getting our float ready the night before and Liberty and Mason were still up playing in their room instead of going to sleep. Liberty tripped running from Mason's bed to hers and split her forehead open pretty deep. So William and I cleaned up her bloody mess and jumped in the car to the ER. They glued her shut and sent us home. So with very little sleep the night before Liberty wasn't in the best mood to be the star of the parade. I had big plans to make her the Statue of Liberty and I didn't care how much she told me "I don't want to be that". So that is the reason we never got a great happy picture of her as Miss Liberty! BUT she was a hit and everyone loved her costume. Our float was a flatbed wagon that William and Makenna took turns pulling. I had to ride with Liberty cause she refused to do it alone! Mason, Emily, and Amy decorated their bikes and scooters to ride in the parade.
Then after the parade we had a party at the Udall's home. Swimming, fun and sunburns all around! That evening William's brothers Jimmy and Daniel came over to do fireworks at our house. The kids enjoyed that but not me. Too many bugs out due to the rain the night before. Bug bites are still itching! I got a cute picture of Makenna lighting sparklers though. That is our family favorite.
