on the day of the 4th

The morning of July 4th we loaded up the girls and meet at our neighborhood entrance for the annual 4th of July parade!  Liz decorated the wagons this year.  Last year we had 1 wagon and this year we had 2 wagons and a stroller.  So much has changed in one year!

Here are A and O all loaded up and ready to go!

Halle was sleeping, like usual, but still looking very festive!

Addi was not impressed with the heat. 

O was ready to rock and roll!

And E, well, she was a little hungry... 

Mom of the year forgot to buy 2 red bows so Addi just had boring white rubber bands.  Maybe next year mommy will have her act together. Maybe.

What?  There are going to be SNOW CONES at the park!!!! 

Parading to the park!  Thanks Sean for being the leader! Look at how festive their "float" was!!

Tons of bikes, wagons and strollers at the end of the parade! 

Addi said she wanted to swing, but then changed her mind. 

Time for snow cones!! 

After naptime, we headed to the Warren theaters to see Cars 2.  We were all pretty excited about it, but in the end, it wasn't that great.  What a let down! 

Good thing I had a blanket with me!  It was freezing in the theater and it was so loud I kept it wrapped around Halle's ears and I held her really close to my chest.  She never even flinched! 

Hope you all had a wonderful 4th too!

4th of july (on the 3rd)

As we do every year, we went out to the country club for their annual 4th of July event.  They celebrated on the 3rd this year though, but it was kind of nice to just relax on the 4th.

Addi standing in line to get her face painted (which she didn't do once she got up there) and get a tattoo (which she refused to put on once she got it...good grief)!

Here's sweet Halle-girl just sleeping in the stroller 

Family picture attempt #1:

Family picture attempt #13: 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!!!

outdoor kitchen

When Halle was born, my uncle got Addi this awesome outdoor kitchen.  This is probably as close to the real thing as we'll ever get...ha!

Needless to day, the water kitchen has been a HUGE hit with Addi! She has loved puting her swimsuit on in the evenings and doing her "work".  Thanks Uncle Lenny!

Scott loves to torment her by spraying the hose up in the air and making it "rain" on her head! 

Once her hands are wet, she loves to make "handfootprints" on the patio. 

She especially loves to spray the water by herself.  I got wet a time or two when she had the hose, as did my camera and Halle!  Good thing daddy turned it on the mist setting so it wasn't a direct shot! 

Back to work!

Instead of going inside all wet, she likes to drink out of the hose.  Can't say that I blame her! 

And then the torment starts again... 

halle meets the roberts four

The week after we got home from the hospital, the Roberts Four came over to meet Miss Halle.

This girl could not wait to hold Halle!

E was pretty excited about the iPad and Addi's singing doctor doll! 

And here's our first attempt to get a picture of all four girls!  Liz and I had no idea how easy we had it when it was just O and A! 

This one might just be the best.  We've got our work cut out for us! 

This one is my favorite though!  They all look like O and A look scared to death! 

Thanks for coming over!  I'm so excited for all the fun times ahead with our four girlies!!

newborn photo session 3

At some point I'm going to have to stop calling these "newborn" sessions, but I'm not sure when that will be!

On this day, I was really hopeful to get some presh naked pics of my sweet thing!

Halle did not like that idea, however, and either cried or insisted on having her paci...oh well!