Fourth of July Celebration

Happy 4th of July to everyone. After long break, it was sure hard to get back into our regular schedule...especially for me.

Here's a recap of our quick 4th of July:

We started the day by getting the kids all wet. It seems swimming will be very natural for all three. They just can't get enough of pool time.





It was a little windy for Bella.


But not for Zachariah - he couldn't get enough. We're thinking of getting him some lessons so he can finally ditch the vest. He's able to dunk his head and blow bubbles. He just need to work on his strokes.


After pool time, Bella was ready to display the proud red, white, and blue.




To get them all excited, I popped in the recording from last year's firework from Boston.




As the music echoed through out the house, the kids were jumping and waving the flag. Bella was very excited to see her first fireworks...last year, she slept through noise.




Zachariah felt the competition from his little sister...so he turned on his camera face...


My effort to juggle the two...unfortunately Max decided sleep was more important than joining his siblings.


Mom and daughter prancing the greens and proudly displaying the colors.


This picture sums up the two...they are always heading in opposite directions. If you know of Zachariah's interests, you'll know where he's heading to...hint: there's a lot of these on the golf course.


Yup! Drains and manholes still perks his interests...Hopefully, Bella doesn't pursue the same interest. We can only have one Sanitary Engineer in the family.


Max enjoyed the freedom...the freedom to explore unexplored terrain for most 3 year olds..the golf course.




Zachariah with his latest camera face -


A little tickle action to bring out the great smile from Max -


Me with the three kids...Bella was just too excited; I couldn't get her to sit still for one photo.


The family anxiously waiting for the sun to set...and for the fireworks to start.




Zachariah enjoying the fireworks with his own noise reducer...still sensitive to noise.


When Zachariah was two, he saw his first fireworks display at Walt Disney World. He used to call the fireworks..."galaxy"...
with that, he's the various galaxies -