4th of July Weekend

 We started 4th of July weekend off by stopping at the boat for some kayaking. Lauren and Ben are so excited to be able to go in the kayaks by themselves now. 

 He was hot so he needed to dip his feet in the water. 

 Cousin fun on the new tube!! 

 After lunch on the boat we headed to Birch Bay to meet Oma & Opa and Scrub & Vic. Ben was SO tired! 

 Birch Bay was beautiful. There were lots of fun critters on the beach and the weather was amazing. 

 Scrub & Vic brought these really cool traveling bikes and they let us use them. So fun to ride all around the bay. 

 On the 4th we walked around Lake Padden with Oma & Opa then hung out at the beach. 

 Ben was tired yet again... 

 This was our view while we all layed out on the beach. Miss Lauren never stops doing gymnastics! 

 Lauren was really excited to wear her new 4th of July dress and shoes!

 She's been having fun learning to braid. My head is not enjoying it so much...ouch!

 I'm impressed with her skills though. 

 Kevin was a true 'merican and drank some Budweiser. 

 The must have family 4th of July shot. 

 At night we headed down to watch the fireworks over Bellingham Bay. We were lucky enough to get to hang out on Matt & Sheila's friends deck so we didn't have to deal with the crowds. Check out that view!!! If this were my house I'd never leave. It was breathtaking! 

 On Sunday we woke up and celebrated Oma's birthday then headed home because our friend Matt was in town from England. We had a great time catching up with him! 

 The kids did a few sparklers since we didn't get a chance to do them on the 4th. Ben was so nervous because of the high fire danger, Lauren on the other hand was a wild child with them. 

Such a fantastic 4th of July weekend spent with so many of our favorite people!