We had a fabulous 4th of July celebration at the Valentine home this year. Low key was the way to go with a newborn around so we stocked up on some delicious food, had my brothers in town & planned a day of relaxing. The guys went out to lunch together while us girls took a little snooze : ) Once everyone was home, we fixed our dinner & ate, took some pictures, put the girlies to bed then watched fireworks from our backyard. My mom & I picked out the 4th of July attire for the little ladies at Old Navy although we couldn't find a top for Eloise in 0-3 size. I have been in a crafty mood so I got to work on making some yo-yo's from this tutorial. I ended up making more than I planned & put some on the onesie along with making matching hair bows. I just love having girls! I was excited with how cute & patriotic they looked.
As far as a family photo, I am still in shock we got a picture of all of us & that it is actually good. The last time we tried to get a picture of me, Robby, Bennett & Bella was a disaster. I thought Robby was seriously kidding when he suggested adding them in. They wouldn't look at the camera until we said "squirrel!" & Kyle kept saying "treat?" to which Charlotte responded "yes" over and over. Haha! It was quite funny as you can see with our real smiles captured by the photo.
As far as a family photo, I am still in shock we got a picture of all of us & that it is actually good. The last time we tried to get a picture of me, Robby, Bennett & Bella was a disaster. I thought Robby was seriously kidding when he suggested adding them in. They wouldn't look at the camera until we said "squirrel!" & Kyle kept saying "treat?" to which Charlotte responded "yes" over and over. Haha! It was quite funny as you can see with our real smiles captured by the photo.
The big sis as she was "sweeping" the back porch during dinner
little sis, staring at Uncle Kyle
My favorite brothers in the whole wide world
Our dinner consisted of blue cheeseburgers with fresh basil, sweet potato fries, homemade creamstyle corn, fried okra, pineapple chunks with rice krispie treats dipped in chocolate for dessert....yummy! I could eat that every night.
I love this picture of sweet Elo checking out her Daddy
Charlotte staring out into the woods, probably looking for bunnies.
Uncle Kyle, Charlotte, Uncle Scott & Eloise
The 4th of July is always such a fun holiday (when I don't have to work). Maybe next year we will venture out to see some fireworks. Then again, we have some crazy neighbors that rival the Disney show.....
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