4th of July weekend

This past weekend we celebrated Independence day much like the rest of America. We ate stuff off the grill, we went to the pool, we sweated, drank beer, and stayed up to watch the fireworks. All that and we had Grandpa and Grandma Seibert in to visit and we celebrated Grandpa's Birthday. We took Grandma and Grandpa to Connor Prairie. Our new favorite place. We treated Grandpa to a ride in the balloon with Evie and Jim.

While waiting in line, we took a clever picture of Evie falling out of the balloon. We are so funny.

This is what it looks like when the balloon rises up.

It was a nice clear day, but a tad too windy for Grandpa's taste. You could see all the way downtown!

Later, after spending a lot of time in the barns with Marin and the goats, we headed to the village. The girls tried out walking on stilts for the first time. Annalise needed help, but Evie figured it out in no time.

After a nap at home, we all went to the pool. Annalise thinks it hilarious to wear my hat.

That night, we celebrated Grandpa's birthday. Here's his swimming pool cake complete with three little heads bobbing out of the water

Grandpa and his Granddaughters.

3/4 of the Bray family came to celebrate with us. Marin, who works at Connor Prairie, brought along her new costume that she gets to wear when she pretends that she lives in 1836. We can hardly wait to go and harass her about what a cel phone and McDonald's are when she is in costume.

Grandpa opens his present of a firepit. We will be there soon to break it in with you!

In the mean time, if it wasn't already hot enough, we started a fire and had smores before the evening fireworks started.

On the 4th, Grandpa treated us to Donuts. What is more patriotic than blue frosting and red white and blue sprinkles?

Happy Fourth and God Bless America!