Independence Day, 2011

Well hello there! Happy 4th of July!
Yes, this creature from the deep is your host. Dontcha like his sea foam?
Goes well with the beach theme.
Watch out for this sea-creature-monster-zombie kid.

Dan, Graham, Mike, Oliver, and Jim.
The day was hot and hazy. Water temps have got to be over 70 degrees.
Great conditions for jumping through waves.

Same party, different location.
We moved from a place with a massive backyard to one that was significantly smaller. No worries, though! We still were able to set up the corn hole, have a water balloon fight, and throw eggs. It was quite nice to have a large enough home that we could set up all of the food and fixin's in the chilly AC, while spending most of our times enjoying company outside.
Connor, Oliver, Gabe, and Kendall. Making use of the pool. And bucket.
Many thanks to Mike for filling up the water balloons. Next year, we will need to get you more than 100. The kids really enjoyed smacking each other with them. Except Oliver. He just screamed when he realized what was going down. He does NOT like 'fights'.

More thanks to my Uncle Mike, who totally saved the day by bringing this moon bounce house with him! The kids got their jumping jollies out in this thing.

And the egg toss! On the front lawn!
Complete with the final egg smacking against my car!

We had a great visit with Dan & Michelle and Mike & Mary in the days leading up to the 4th. It was so nice of all of our guests to make the visit to the party. And the food that they brought was also fantastic! We'll be eating leftovers for at least a week.

Happy Independence Day!