It's Independance Day!

As usual, we had a blast at the annual family 4th of July BBQ & Swim party! We love hanging out with our family, and it was fun to have the Bowen's join us this year - they are pretty much family, too :)

McKinley & her 'boyfriend' :) BenMcKinley thought she was pretty cool sliding down Aunt Lisa's water slide all by herself - with a life jacket, of course :)Mason lounging with his buddy Carson - ah the rough life being a 2-year-oldMy attempt at a festive cake :) According to Janette you cannot put fruit on cake, so I had to improvise and use candy to satisfy the pregnant woman ;)Getting ready to watch the fireworksMason wasn't too sure about the sparklers, he's my cautious childMcKinley was ALL over it, she loved them, go figure :) Happy 4th! Thanks to Amanda for the cool sparkler-trail shot (yeah, it's pretty awesome to have a photographer in the family)!