Happy 4th of July!

Avery & Riley getting ready for the 4th and wishing Grampa a happy birthday!

Avery & Mommy getting ready for the neighborhood 4th of July parade..

Avery was sooo excited for the parade, so even though mommy & daddy were anxious to get out on the water and mommy was less than excited about walking in the heat, we just couldn't disappoint her.

There were cars, fire engines, bikes and golf carts. Everything was fun and fine until Avery took off on her bike, caught up in the fun of it all and gave me my first separated from my child panic attack. I had to call Matt to come pick me up and we raced to the end of the parade where a paniced crying mom was reunited with her crying daughter who was being looked after by a very nice family!

So, things only got better as the day went along...we got to spend some glorious sunny hours out on the McDonald's sweet new boat! This kind of Florida living isn't so bad!

And Avery even tried water skiing and was able to get up out of the water...and loved it!

Daddy had fun wakeboarding.

Cooper wasn't too sure about going fast and kept saying over and over "Don't like it!" By the end the big kids are tired out! But Reagan is happy--she had a nap :) We were all too tired for big fireworks...so after a cookout we settled for checking out neighbors displays on the drive home:)