A tiny American wishes you a happy Independence Day!

We think she is a sweet little patriotic baby.

We had a great 4th of July weekend! We started on Friday, celebrating with Lisa & Bill's family and Alisha & John's family. It was a blast!

Here's mama and Livi hanging out on the couch.


Lisa and Bill with Michael and Benjamin (Sammy was attached to Jon) on a little hike we took to a park. It was a blast!

After we barbecued (delicious steak!) we did sparklers and a few little "fireworks" with the kids. I think this picture of Alisha's Lincoln is adorable.


All the kids (minus Livi, who was sleeping).


All the adults. John is tall, but I think we were on a hill, because he's not that much taller... Note the baby monitor in my hand.


On Saturday, Jon, Livi and I took an impromptu day trip to Annapolis, which was awesome! We loved the small city that is our state capital, and we had a great time.
Jon and Livi resting in the garden of an old colonial house.


We visited the Naval Academy, and this is the only "family" picture we took the entire weekend.

And now for a compare and contrast...

Here's Jon last year on the 4th. We were in DC hanging out for the day.


Here's Jon and Livi listening to the Navy band concert while waiting for the fireworks to begin.

Same blanket, same guy, but how much can change in a year...


Olivia actually watched the fireworks, and seemed to like them (until she fell asleep). It was a great weekend, and we hope you had a great one too!