4th of July

What better way to spend the 4th than with family, friends, lots of good food and a body of water to cool off in.  That's exactly how we spent our 4th of July.  We spent the afternoon at the Twin Lakes Park which has a great little beach and playground for the kiddos and a fantastic pavilion complete with a stone outdoor fireplace, however, with the temperatures hovering between 85 - 90 we decided to forgo using the fireplace.  The kids had a blast splashing around in the lake, even Zander loved being in the water. 

That evening, we were pretty beat from spending the whole weekend in the sun so we decided not to go downtown for the fireworks, but watch them from far away atop a big hill that overlooks Traverse City and the bay.  And although we had easy access with a fast escape, there is nothing like being right underneath fireworks when they are being fired off.

Sweet lil Alivia:)













Hunter, Taiger and Cooper having fun shooting each other with the water guns



















Oh, poor Alivia


















I won't tell you why Jason was giving Alivia the football, lets just say she was acting like it was her mommy, LOL!!!









Todd and Jason









Everybody enjoying the delicious food



























The Fireworks
 Zander wanted that can of pop so badly, he kept on leaning over trying to sip what he could out of it. Don't think it was working too good though.







Zander looks like a 2 year old with how big he is sitting in this chair.


















Hunter passing the time until the fireworks start













Kaitlyn, our neighbor, tagged along with us since her parents weren't going!











Hunter has a nice relaxing spot to watch the fireworks!