The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays and I'm so glad we were here in Florida to celebrate it - even with the rain!!
The day started out looking ominous, but we headed out to the club anyway to meet the family for lunch. I loved the decorations - seashells in the plants and flags, I'm home!
We had to take the party inside instead of eating by the pool - but everything was delicious and it was fun hanging out together. I had some of this yummy roasted pig with some good ole American barbeque sauce.
Our friends Lisa and Chris joined us from Atlanta - they came down for a few days of beach time and unfortunately it rained for most of their visit. This picture is me and Madelyn, my sweet, beautiful goddaughter.
Lisa is a long-time friend and she is Meggie's godmother.
My girls on the dock with Madelyn and Emily Hill- not the best time to take a picture apparently as everyone is squinting. Still, they are a pretty cute bunch!
After lunch we changed for some swimming games and races. My cousin Padgett was there with her children - here is a picture of her daughter Sloan with Ellie while they watch the big kids dive for coins in the pool.
Meggie dominated her swim race! That's her in the lead and she pulled off first place!! Josie and Katie also raced and did very well but they didn't place this year.
As far as the kids were concerned the best part of the party was the unlimited cotton candy and snow cones. I lost track of how many of each they ate!!
Ellie decided to play with magnetic dolls while the girls swam.
After all the fun at Carlouel we packed up and headed to Mama and Papa's for dinner and to watch the fireworks from their dock. Papa has lots of toys that the girls love including toy trains all over his back deck and an ice-cream truck.
After the rain the sky turned a beautiful shade of pink - Florida sunsets are amazing even on overcast days!
The cousins enjoying some ice-cream.
Papa's train set-up.
After the rain the sky turned a beautiful shade of pink - Florida sunsets are amazing even on overcast days!
Little Will showing me his muscles while we wait for dark.
Samantha was awed by my high-heeled crocs so I let her wear them around, I think she looked pretty good in them!!
We lit sparklers as we waited for the fireworks to start and this year none of the Morrisons burned themselves, yay! Dugald would have been proud of the firework bravery - no tears this year.
Ellie was still a little nervous about things getting loud.
In the end it was another spectacular show as we celebrated America's birthday.
We lit sparklers as we waited for the fireworks to start and this year none of the Morrisons burned themselves, yay! Dugald would have been proud of the firework bravery - no tears this year.
Ellie was still a little nervous about things getting loud.
In the end it was another spectacular show as we celebrated America's birthday. 
1 comment:
What great pics -- looks like you're having a blast.
Small tip from your cousin in the business...if you have more hotel rooms coming up, just have Dugald call and add your name to the reservations as a "share with". That way you won't have any more trouble with check ins.
It's a security thing, but very frustrating when you've just flown half way around the world with 4 little girls. Glad you had an understanding desk agent.
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