Fotos de Julio

 For the 4th of July we decided to try out the local festivities in our new city. The pancake breakfast was par for the course. Krusteaz pancakes, sausage, under seasoned eggs, sticky store bought syrup, and Tampico juice. We loved it! Haha. No really, I was there and trying to figure out why I love pancake breakfasts like I do .... because the food really isn't that great. It's a nostalgic thing, I guess. I lived in Cheyenne, WY and every July for Frontier Days we would hit up the pancake breakfast. Oh how I looked forward to those pancake breakfasts! And the parades!

 After the parade we walked down the street and found a spot to wait for the parade. It was hot. It was a normal parade. The kids had fun and the candy was fairly limited, which I was grateful for. Past parades we've attended throw sO MuCH CanDy. Bleh. Candy is overrated.

 The afternoon and evening were filled with water fun, a BBQ, and fireworks with some of our favorite people ever. Oh boy do I love all these kids. They won't hold still for a picture, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

 Um, please explain this picture to me. It is amazingly creepy. 

 A week and a half later was our Anne girl's 2nd birthday. Two! Woohoo! Curious George kept both of us sane through the past few months so it was perfectly fitting that the kids decided that would be the theme for our celebrations.

More pictures of the birthday girl to come, but I had to share this darlingness above. These kids are my pride and joy, through and through. I just love them to pieces. Samuel included, even if he was left out of the picture.

 The end of the month brought a much anticipated family reunion for the W clan. My mom and Aunt Marilyn (married to mom's brother) spent hours planning this shindig and they certainly pulled off a good one! We stayed at a lodge 10 miles out of Bear Lake called Beaver Creek Lodge. Family came from Kansas, Texas, California, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho.

Grandma sat and enjoyed watching all the chaos. She was the cause of all of it, after all.  Grandpa and Grandma would have been married for 62 years this year. Well, they have been married for 62 years. Grandpa passed on 11 years ago this month. We sure do miss him. 

My mom, her mother, and her siblings. I love this crazy bunch.