From sea to shining sea.......

Happy 4th of July! This year we went to Coeur d'Alene to spend the weekend with Nana and Papa and Derek's brother's family. We hit the park, beach, Derek took the kids on the boat, saw a parade, and watched some fireworks. The kids had a blast playing with their cousins, who we see only a couple times per year. It was a long and exhausting weekend! The parade downtown was SO hot, but the kids were good sports. Brieyn, as usual, rocked it out in her own style, complete with a red, white, and blue sparkly tiara. Bradyn has been walking more and more these days, she's getting more and more brave. All this weekend, I could've swore she was Italian....as pretty much the only thing out of her mouth was "Ma...Ma....MAAAAA!" It's so cute that she's starting to walk and talk, I can't decide if I'm ready for her to grow up, or to slow down and be my baby! Brooklyn especially loved the beach, and swam like a fish in the lake. She has no fear of the water, and kept wanting to go out farther and farther. Bella loved the boat ride best, and swimming. Brieyn loved playing with cousin Will, and her crown, she said. Bradyn loves Jetta, Nana's cat, but with a dog in the house we didn't see much of her. She liked playing with cousin Molly who is 4 months younger. Nana had a bunch of great food, and the kids loved playing play-dough and making lots of shapes with her.