Happy 4th of July

My day started a little earlier than the rest of my family. I meet my Aunt and Uncle and we did the 4mi on the 4th run. We had a good time and it was a beautiful morning. I made it back home just as the kids and Mitch were finishing up breakfast. We packed it up and headed to Grammie and Papa Phil's house. They practiced their cleaning skills by dumping rocks and sweeping them up over and over. Amazing how kids are so entertained by the littlest things. Gotta love it. Of course we had to come up with 3 brooms because they were fighting over them. We spend the later morning hangin out and then enjoyed lunch with wonderful smoked meat Papa Phil did the day before. 

sweeping

 it takes lots of concentration

 Cohen was the only that sat on my lap long enough for a quick pic

 the boss

 Grammie helping the boys put her pretty ball back, and then they would tip it over again

 they didn't look but thought it was so cute

 loving!!!

 their favorite grandsons

 all the their favorite grandchildren

  
 Once nap time was over it was pool time. We went to Nana and Papa Jim's house along with some family friends, Nieces, grandparents, Aunt, Uncle and cousins. The minute we walk in the backyard Payton is in the water and usually stays there until it's time to go home. The boys have become little fish as well and can swim with their floaters on all by themselves without help.(the only way they like it of course). We ate dinner and celebrated Mema's 75th birthday with cake. We were both in the pool with the boys so I realized I got no other pictures of the rest of the family.

Daddy and his boys

 the only way we could get Payton in a picture

 Momma and her boys

 Coop checkin out the corn

 monkey boy, deciding what to do with it

 Payton picking out her piece of cake, while mema is opening her gift

 My 3 great kiddos

 we don't torture our daughter even though she looks like it

 Cohen throwing pops with the big boys

 Hannah and Payton

 The kids getting ready for the show to start

 Miss Payton