Summertime Fun

This past week has included lots of fun summer activities. It continues to reach 100 degrees here, so Laura has spent a lot of time playing in the sprinkler. She tells me it is a lot more fun playing in them with a friend. Here she is with one of her favorite friends, her cousin Kiki.
Our Independence Day celebrations were pretty meager this year due to Sara's and my extreme sensitivity to heat. However, we did do a couple of fun things that day. We got Sara's 1-month pictures taken in her blessing dress. We made a brief appearance at Jason's family picnic. Though, I think Laura's favorite part was the fireworks we lit that night...or maybe it was just getting to stay up late. Being that she is a typical kid, the sparklers and snaps were her very favorite.

Laura has also been a wonderful helper to Mamaw and Papa as they have been making their yard into a beautiful "Secret Garden". She loves to help Papa haul things in the red wagon and she helped put the rock garden to sleep. Here are some pictures of my darling girl in their new yard.