Fourth of July

For the 4th of July our family went to my aunt Barb's house to celebrate. She has a party each year and we cannot pass up the opportunity to see lots of family, play in the water, and roast marshmallows while watching fireworks. Anderson had a great day!

When we first got there Josh wasn't with us, because he had to work. I was too scared to go to the water with Anderson by myself so Anderson and I waited until Josh got there. While we waited, Anderson played on the deck with the chairs. He thought they were the neatest invention. He sat in them, turned himself backwards, and then tried to close the chair up while sitting in it. Every time the chair started to fold he got scared and looked at me for help. After I helped him get out, he laughed and then did it all over again. Sorry that the pictures are out of order....

After Josh arrived we went down to the water. It was really hot outside and in my opinion the water was perfect for swimming in, but Anderson didn't agree. Whenever we put him in the water he just looked at us and cried. As long as we were right next to him on the beach he was happy, so we played in the sand with our feet in the water.

At the end of the day, before roasting marshmallows, we went on a nice boat ride around the lake. Anderson just sat on my lap and pointed at things while we drove past other families celebrating. Every time he saw a dog, he pointed and said, "dog". When we got back from our boat ride, Anderson slept on Josh in the carrier, while we roasted marshmallows and watched fireworks. He slept through the loud chatter and booms all around us. Maybe next year he will be able to stay up for the show.