Happy 4th of July!

We spent it in Mammoth again this year, and once again had a wonderful time with amazing friends & family!

We drove down to Doug & Tina’s for a bbq on Saturday.  Wayne got to golf with Doug (I forgot my camera – but trust me…..we all had a good time).  Jack was a little fish in their pool, and Ben and Aliyah were inseparable.  She was feeding him all sorts of treats and drinks, and even dressed up as a princess.  So, when he couldn’t find her, Ben asked me “Where did my princess go?”

On Sunday, the Mullens made it to town.  We had another bbq and played some more whiffle ball.  Ben and Addison really hit it off and reminded us so much of Jack & Chloe when they were 3.

Then we got ready to go watch the fireworks in the Village and what did we see?  A giant brown bear in the yard across the street.  Lisa and I totally freaked and everyone else calmed us down, as if this were some sort of normal occurrence.  I mean, who doesn’t walk out their front door and see a huge bear looking at you from across the street.  That’s normal, right????

He slowly walked out of the neighbor’s  yard  - kind of towards us (more than I was comfortable with) and then walked across the street and between the houses and up into the forest.  YIKES!  I had some nightmares after that experience.

Ben with his ladies, Addison & Aliyah, during the parade on the 4th.

Cool pirate ship!  It even had a real life mermaid

The fire engines that came through were a little bit too loud for Ben.

Jack & Chloe riding Grandma’s exercise bike. It’s all about teamwork.