4th of July 2012

We had a quiet, but fun 4th of July this year.  Because Brandan is taking classes in Greeley, CO through the month of July and only got the day of the 4th off, we all stayed the week at Dan's empty house so we could celebrate the holiday together.  Unfortunately/fortunately, Brandan had to do homework for most of the morning on the 4th, so the rest of us just did some much need lounging.

Dash and Sport sharing cereal and watching tv at Dan and Jill's house.  Sport used his pool toy like a Lazy Boy recliner.

Colt found an unusual, but comfortable perch close to the tv.

After Brandan had finished up his homework, we drove into Cheyenne and went to a free ice cream social held in downtown. The boys loved the ice cream cones, but were pretty pleased with the flags they had been given as well. Then we wandered around downtown for a while.

Eating ice cream and walking around Cheyenne.

Dash with his flag and ice cream.

Colt couldn't keep up with his drippy cone.

The top of Sport's ice cream cone ended up on the sidewalk.

This is Sport's "smile".

A close up of Sport's camera face.  Scary.

Brandan and the boys at the Cheyenne train station.

Walking back to the car.

This is a more candid/natural shot of Sport.

When we got home we all got in the pool. Again, actually. We had already swam once that day. It was a really hot day.

I thought this was a funny shot because Dash kept loosing his shorts trying to get on the tube.

Colt was pretending to be a shark, but his attack ended up more like a bear hug.

Sport didn't love his pool seat.  He was just too far removed from the action.

Once our swim was over, we very cautiously roasted hotdogs and marshmellows over Dan and Jill's firepit.  We were pretty careful because we really didn't want to start another wildfire.

The boys roasting their hotdogs.

We thought maybe we would be able to see some fireworks from the trampoline in the yard, but because of the fire danger, there really were only fireworks happening right in Cheyenne.  So after a while we loaded up in the car and headed down the freeway until we started seeing fireworks.

Dash and Colt waiting for the fireworks.

Sport and Brandan snuggling on the trampoline.