4th de Julio

we had a great 4th of july! mat actually had the ENTIRE weekend off. this might be one of the first times in his career that he has had an entire holiday weekend off. we loved EVERY minute of it! (we got some runs in AND we even cleaned out the garage!!) on saturday, we enjoyed our pv block party. every year our little cul du sac shuts down and has our own party. neighbors walk up from all over the village to enjoy a low key evening of grilling, lighting some fireworks and enjoying each other's company. every year that we have lived here we have participated. this year was smaller, but still lots of fun. our good friends, brooke & adam walked over with their son carter & brooke's parents- whom we just love! we had a wonderful time grilling, eating some delicious food, chatting with neighbors and watching carter go exploring. I had no idea a bag of doritos & flower bed could provide so much excitement for a 1 yr old! here are a few pics of our evening...

Mat, Jim, Adam, Denise & Brooke

ready for the party to get going

I love this pic of these two -

this is how they are together 95% of the time

You can find these two at the village

starbucks most mornings...

Adam & Mat perfecting their grilling

"Hmmm.., nobodies watching, think

I'll munch on some yummy doritos"

"I know I look cute. The dorito

matches my hair"

"these adults are lame, think I'll do

my own exploring in aunt bethany's hastas"

"she caught me looking cute again"

"seriously boring grown ups...off to a new adventure...."

"roses! mama never lets me play in the rose bush at home!"

As you can see, I love little Carter and his red hair! He is so fun to take pictures of!