The Mini Murrays: Fourth of July!

We had a great Fourth of July! We had originally planned to go to the mountains early in the week but the weather had other ideas. We stayed in Raleigh and had a fun day!

Adeline and Lillian had their very first SnoCones, and thank goodness they did NOT like them :)

That evening we were invited at to the Gaskins for a cookout. They have a beautiful home and lake in their backyard, a kids wonderland. There was so much to see and do:

The girls were quick to find the pig statue, which they had to give a hug...

then they hit the swing...

then the Nonni...

then bubbles and toys...

then the marshmallow kabobs.

We had to leave early because Lillian was on the verge of, well, her own fireworks display. Once we got her in the car seat with her mimi and "binksy" she was content. We decided to ride up the road and wait in the car for the fireworks to begin. I was able to get this awesome picture of Adeline and Luke.

The next morning we left for the mountains, knowing that the weather report was still calling for 90% chance of rain. It rained while we were there that weekend, a lot. A whole lot. BUT we still had a great time! Uncle Weese read The Little Mermaid to Adeline and Lindsey allowed the girls to play with her hair. Adelilne was stopped just short of trying to cut Windsee's hair.

As always, the food was wonderful. Teeny had some help with the grill from Lillian.

The next day we hit the town despite the grey skies and drizzle. Adeline had her face painted to look like a butterfly, we thought it looked more like war paint.

Next stop: bounce house. She was thrilled to get to bounce in the bounce house before all the crowds. There did not seem to be anyone "monitoring" the bounce house so Luke and I just let her bounce to her hearts content. This lasted until the parents next to us mentioned, very loudly, that their child's 5 minutes were up. Oops. She was in there for about 20 minutes.

Then we headed to the Kohler Real estate office for the parade. Jackie showed her how to write up an offer. Adeline was selling houses for "dollars". Best deal in town!