4th of July Fun

Daddy the 'camp director' had a fun filled weekend for us to celebrate the 4th! Friday night we went to Yards park for sprinkler playing, live music and a picnic. Every once in a while you find something in DC that isn't advertised to tourists, and it is so relaxing to be able to enjoy a little bit of DC with no crowds. This park has water sprayers and huge grassy lawns overlooking the river. Friday nights they have live music and no one is there!

Irby LOVES the water.

The littles devising a plan to run through the fountains (eventually they did!)

Charlie hitching a ride.

Rolling (wrestling) in the grass.

Saturday we went to the beach about 45 minutes away from us, Chesapeake Beach. We went in the evening 4-8, and it was such a gift to not worry about sunscreen or heat.

Sunday hike in Rock Creek Park.

Monday: Parade and fireworks (for those of you who know how little Irby reacts to fireworks, you will understand there were no extra hands to take pictures. Everything was fine for the big show by the monuments, then passing through our park on the way home, the close up fireworks were a little to real, loud, close...we had a great 4th though. Irby smoked some boston butts and we had some friends over...but we sure missed being with family!)

Grandcamp

While Irby and I were with his family in Italy 2 weeks ago, the boys went to my parents house to play, and had a GREAT time.

Willie and his bride Sylvia, and the Thompson clan.

Irby and me at the reception (a beautiful villa on a hill where Galileo wrote letters!)

Charlie (above), Griffin (below).

C&G.

On our way to Asheville we stopped at a little restaurant on the Blue Ridge Pkwy (Mt Pisgah Inn). It was fun, beautiful and I was even able to sort out something the babies could eat besides saltines! (Usually they get a half smashed soy-butter and jelly or tofutti sandwich and fruit, and they are starting to have major opinions about not getting to eat all the yummy stuff everyone else at the table is eating...)

Now the rest of these are out of order.

Blueberry picking last week with friends.

Ice cream to celebrate Tigey's birthday (stuffed animal) with cousins Stephen and Sam in Asheville.

Griff had enough of us in the car!

Charlie digging in. (found another place they can eat out! New cupcake place has a vegan cupcake - no eggs/milk!).

Griffin above at Yard's Park (sprinkler park by the river and Nat's Stadium).

Strawberry Picking below!


Addis and Irby picked no strawberries, just played in a huge puddle the whole time.

Griffin especially loved the strawberries.