When Brynn wants to go outside, she'll start gathering up all her outdoor gear and start handing it to us so we can put it on her. Here we are getting ready to go outside, but we are letting her "air out" because of a bad diaper rash, so I hadn't gotten her diaper on before she wanted me to start putting her outside items on. I got a few things on, and then she'd play for a little bit, then find some more things for me to dress her with. And she loves to wear her sunglasses, which seems kind of funny for her age. We got the kitchen set just this morning when we went garage sale-ing.
We were able to spend the Fourth at Tamarac again this year, with my sister and her family. We arrived just in time for Brynn to change into her tennis outfit for the boat parade float. Their theme was sports this year. Clara and Oliver caught candy from the dock. This was the first Fourth of July holiday spent at my sister and Chad's own cabin on the same lake that Chad's parents have their cabin. Clara brought my mom one of her favs, Tootsie Roll. We were also celebrating Mom's freedom this holiday...from working on the Fourth! For the past how many years, Mom has had to work the Fourth of July parade back home in Carrington. However, this year as she is preparing to retire and training in her replacement, she gave the parade reins to her successor. It was great to have both Mom and Dad spend the Fourth with all of us together. It was just like old times when we all gathered at Terry and Wanda's for lunch though. I made a new recipe for dessert: red, white and blue c...


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