Jorja's first 4th of July was pretty uneventful... for her at least. Unfortunately she slept through most of the really exciting parts! We went to my parents house for the 4th of July where we also met my brother and sister and their families. I always love getting together with my whole family but it is always pretty crazy. Jorja is the 9th grandchild so you can imagine that life is never dull when we are all together! :) My parents live out on a lake so this year my sister brought their boat and we went tubing and riding around the whole weekend. It was a BLAST! However, Jorja was not thrilled with the boat AT ALL! Not sure if it was the huge life jacket or the blazing heat but it took her a while to warm up to the boat - and I use the term "warm up to" very loosely. After a few minutes of riding around and her screaming, we decided maybe next year would be better for her to try out the boat! There was also a parade the morning of the 4th that unfortunately took place right in the middle of Jorja's nap time but, we were able to at least pretend she rode the float to get a picture with her and the kiddos. And, as you can already guess, Jorja was sleeping through the fireworks as well. But, her outfit was cute and patriotic so that's something! :) I have no doubt that her 2nd 4th of July will bring about a much more noteworthy blog!
Our family in front of the float!
Her shirt says "Daddy's All American Sweetie" :)
Most of the kids on the float... we are missing a few.
Getting ready to go on the boat for the first time. See how happy she was then...
Jorja looks okay here but I had just unzipped her life jacket...
Yeah, not too happy...
Eating a little watermelon to cool her off and as you can see we broke the rules and removed the life jacket... but, it made for a much happier Jorja! :) She got off the boat about 3 minutes after this picture.
2 comments:
Hey:) We would LOVE to see you guys! We are actually in Euless now, about 8 miles from the church...the drive is glorious! Monty works for a great company in Bedford, and usually our weekends are pretty free:) I will email you next week to set something up:) By the way, I LOVE Jorja! She is a doll and I love her name...too cute!
I am coming clean on all the blogs in which I lurk. I found you through Ashley M and am drawn to your blog because of your genuine affection to motherhood and the fact that your daughter and I share a first name. I am thrilled that your mothering experience has been so positive!
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