Summertime Blues - Part 2

Whew, that last post was long!  This one may be as well, but I will try to shorten it.

The last thing we did before we left was celebrate the 4th of July!!  It was so nice to have a good old fashioned BBQ with the family before heading back to Florida.  My in-laws are French-America.  While America is obviously important to them, they don't traditionally celebrate the 4th like I grew up doing.

My 2nd cousin Cross.

  

My daddy Jerry!

My niece Madelynn.

My 2nd cousin Cannon.

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I also got to meet a brand new cousin (at the time).  He just turned a year old! These are pictures of me holding him and my husband holding him.  Nothing is sweeter than a man holding a baby.  ;-)

 

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When we left to head home my niece Madelynn and nephew Trevor came home with us!  I was so excited and had so much planned for them to do.  We had a blast!  Here are a few photos from the week.

                                                Did I mention it's a LONG car trip?!  :-)

At the Florida Welcome Center.  They loved this chair!

We went to the movies and then to IHOP for National Pancake Day!

This is a kid after her aunts heart.  She loves painting as much as I do!

Oh, and she adores her Uncle Noel!

We went to the city pool!  This place rocked!  They had water slides and other stuff.

We did movies at home too.  We introduced them to Jurassic Park!  Of course there was popcorn!

No trip to Florida is complete without a trip to the beach!

They tried sushi for the first time....it didn't go so well by the way.  Hehe!

Heck, this one wouldn't even try it.  He demanded (okay he asked nicely) for Chick-Fil-A instead.

Did I mention that she loves Uncle Noel a lot?

This was technically after their mom had come in to town.  We went to the beach for family photos!

My summer was VERY busy and very fast!!  I wouldn't trade it for the world though.  Now it's time to get back into the "school zone" because Day 0 is approaching fast and I am vastly unprepared!  See you in the fall!