Ya gotta love a holiday where everyone is color coordinated

The photographer in me sure does! We had a great Forth of July. We just had a laid back evening of hanging out with friends and watching the kids being kids. I think that might be my favorite part of the Fourth of July--watching the kids and remembering what it was like to be that age...eating an endless supply of chips and popsicles, running around with friends, watching fireworks, getting to stay up late...that's the good stuff when you're a kid.


Here's Annabelle "helping" me get ready for our get-together.


Blake, Barrett, and Kyle sporting their red, white and blue.


My crew looking cool in their shades.


Exhibit A: My boys suffer from a serious case of PCS (Photographer's Child Syndrome)
Here they are in their Independence Day Parade.


Popsicles! You should have seen the kids come running when we mentioned popsicles.


How many kids can squeeze onto a two-person Jeep? Apparently 6.


Emma watching a sparkler.


The dads put on a fantastic fireworks show while the rest of us relaxed on the back porch to watch. Annabelle slept in my arms the whole time.