The 4th of July Extravaganza

Kenneth & I spent the 4th of July with my brother Michael, his wife Kim, and their baby Jonathan. We were so excited to have them come visit! We are always excited when we get to visit with family members. They arrived in the evening on the 2rd and on the 3rd we woke up and headed to San Clemente Beach and afterward went to the pool.

At the beach...


Kim & Cousin Jonathan (Yes...Kim & I have the same swimsuit top)



Danny - watching me - watching the boys

The men striking a pose

And last but not least - the BEST photo sequence of the afternoon:








We had a great time!

Once we got to the pool...
Here's Danny floating in their...floating device. He loved it, but I was afraid he would just throw his face into the water. He loves swimming!

Michael & Jonathan (I LOVE his little Ducky towel)

Splash, splash, splash!

Kim helping Danny learn to float

They spent the night that evening, and then on the 4th we attended church and then headed down to San Diego in the evening for a BBQ and fireworks on the beach with Kim's good friend Nicomi and her family. The food was amazing, the people, wonderful and the fireworks...well, they would have been great if they hadn't exploded in the large smoke cloud. Oh, and did I mention the marshmallow war on the beach directly after the fireworks? Yeah, that was awesome - though it was best on the walk home when we saw the news reporter and his camera man sitting on top of a van being pelted with marshmellows. The camera man looked like he was having a blast. The reporter...not so much. He called the cops! Where did you think you were going? (The Marshmellow War is a tradition at this beach). It was hysterical!





I think Danny was a little out of it after the fireworks...

The reporter who was so irked by being pelted by marshmallows. For some reason he must have thought he was the only one being hit!

Well, Happy 4th everyone (a couple of weeks late of course). I'll be posting photos and video of Danny's 1st Birthday next!