4th of July Weekend

We spent 4th of July weekend at our Smith Family Reunion in Pahrump, NV.

We stayed at a little RV resort and got to enjoy the little lake, swimming pool, and lots of time visiting and hanging out with family.  It was HOT, but McKay was a good sport and took the kids out on a boat ride while I watched from the shade.

Check out those red cheeks...and don't mind the second set of cheeks in the background... ;-)

 Right after this we threw all the kids in the pool to cool off.  It was so refreshing and we spent several hours splashing and relaxing.

The only other picture I got of the whole reunion was during the family auction. 

Jackson had been eye-balling a squirt gun.  You know, a regular ol' dollar store squirt gun.

We bid up to $12 and I called it quits.  Jackson was devastated.  After a day full of running, boating, and swimming he was tired and due for a meltdown....and oh boy we got one!  Sydney even joined in the drama because she was so sad for Jackson.

Luckily the next items up for auction were some little micro machine cars.  

Here's a picture of Jackson trying to see them through his tears.

 We scored a micro machine for $1.50.  Nice.  Meltdown ended.

We headed home from the reunion on 4th of July morning.

We caught a matinee of Cars 2 then spent the evening at home with a box of sparklers and a surprise fireworks show right out of our bedroom window.

All Carter wanted to do was splash in the pool...he leaned in a little too close and got a nice cool surprise.

On Tuesday following 4th of July weekend I sat down to look at my calendar for the next few weeks.  Other than my regular baby doctor visits and a couple other regulars (such as Bunco!!) my calendar is EMPTY until the baby comes.  We've had a crazy summer so far, but it looks pretty smooth sailing from here.  

We're having our loft closed in to become the 4th upstairs bedroom for our new little man.  That project starts  tomorrow then I'll officially be able to "prepare" for baby #4.  

Just 5 more weeks...yikes.