4th of July

Giving grandpa Mac his Father's Day present finally! The kids painted an apron and decorated a bag for him. They painted scenes from Camp Cousins on the apron except for Abby who painted three "voles" b/c Noah had captured some that morning and she scooped them into a bug carrier and carried them arond all day, not realizing they were no longer alive!

Pretty girls at Goldvein Park on the way to mom's house to visit Scott and his family for the 4th. AP went swimming w/ the neighbors instead.

Stopped at the Bealeton Library again to spin the wheel. The kids love to read, but the SRP gives them even more incentive to read all summer long. They really like to listen to books on tape, which makes life easier for me since they can be read aloud to and I don't have to be the one to do it all the time! Roasting marshmallows on Sunday night. We didn't go to the fireworks this year... we just relaxed at home. Sometimes we can see them from the house, but this year, the county must have cut the budget back and the fireworks weren't high enough to spot easily from our lawn.

Abby started her "Wiggles and Giggles" play group on Monday, and the kids started day camp at Culpeper Christian, so we opted to go to bed at regular time and not go out to see the fireworks

Abby was extra cuddly with Bubby on the 4th since Scott's family was there. The kids had fried chicken and played stomp rockets in the backyard.

Dad was in VA for the 4th helping us by babysitting the kids when we had a big appointment in Charlottesville for Margaret. Scott's family was in VA too and stopped in for a cookout on Friday afternoon. It was nice for the kids to have their cousins here. We spent time w/ them at mom's house on Sat.

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