4th of July

Here are a few pictures of the week before the 4th when Craig's brother, Crystal and the kids came into town. We decided to be smart and skip the 4th of July fire works and go to Symphony under the stars on July 3rd at the Chesapeake City park instead of fighting the crowds on the 4th. So glad we did. We did this a few years ago and really enjoyed it so much more. They had the music playing in the background and we were able to eat a picnic dinner there. While we were waiting for the fireworks it was fun to see all the kids chasing daddy/uncle Craig all over until he was exhausted. Someone was dressed up as the Pink Panther and Alayna was so obsessed with him, as she is any big fuzzy creature (no fear for her in that area for sure.) I had many mother surges of not knowing where Alayna had taken off to and not realizing someone was always watching where she was going. She would find her way through the crowd right back to the pink panther.

In the back of the van being very silly waiting patiently for the fireworks to begin. They never did start until almost 10pm

Enjoying their picnic dinner
It was great because right before the fireworks began we decided to pack up our gear and do the tailgate thing to watch them so we could quick throw our chairs back in the truck and be one of the first ones out of the parking lot.
Bless her little heart.....the fireworks scared the mess out of her. She took her blankey and put it over her head and kept it there the entire time. She never did cry though.
My little "rock star" Uncle Aaron has the whole rock back game set and here's Alayna learning to play the guitar. It was very cute!

Being buried is so much fun!! You'd think they would panic, but no, it's always a highlight. Alayna just plopped down right in the middle of it all.