4th of July!

Dancing away to the bowling alley tunes!

Okay, so this is a few weeks late, but that's okay! My parents are in town, so we are keeping busy! But I figured I could go ahead and get some pics up from one of our favorite holidays!! We had a really fun weekend! We started off bowling with the Irias Family. Of course we had a blast, and anytime Avery is with Diego and Mateo, she's in heaven! They are best buds for sure!! We also did some swimming at their house.

(Avery obviously thinks she is part of the family! She was happy to pose with them for their family picture!!)

On the evening of the 4th, we headed to our friends Kurt and Jill's house. They live near a park where the city of Chandler was doing their fireworks. We sat on the side of the road and had a perfect view!! We were right by where they were shooting them off, but it wasn't too loud. It was great...the only downfall...it was HOT! It was over 100 degrees at 10 pm!! By the end, Katelyn was just in a diaper with Steven pouring bottled water on her, and Avery was in a t-shirt and underwear! Avery had a blast though watching her first 4th fireworks!! So glad we kept her up to watch them!!

On that Sunday, we went to Canyon Lake. Any of you that have visited us here have probably been there. It's about an hour to the east of us in the mountains and it's absolutely gorgeous. Kurt and Jill just recently bought 2 3-seater jet skis and they invited us out for a day on the lake. I had not been on a jet ski in some time...and let me tell you...the best way to try them again is not with a teenager at the wheel!! I hopped on the back with our friends daughter and her boyfriend driving. They took off at about a million miles an hour....I was holding on for dear life (my elbows ached for days after this b/c I was holding on so hard)...I was screaming obscenities and kept my eyes closed the whole time! Good Times!! After that, Jill suggested that I drive to get more comfortable with the ski...so we hoped on...I couldn't get the jet skit started and we were headed for another boat. Next thing I know, we both lean the same way, and boom! We flip the thing and we're in the lake!! So...as you can imagine....this is an interesting morning so far to say the least!! I do finally get on again while Steven is driving and it went much better and then I finally drove .... I like jet skiing when I'M driving! Otherwise I don't like being at the mercy of others as they wave jump and fly across the lake!!! ha! ha! I will definitely try it again....sometime! ;-)