July 4th and Camping

We started off our Fourth of July celebration by going to the Townsend Airport for their fly-in.

Garrett waved bye-bye to all the airplanes as they were taking off

And we got really lucky when we were looking at a plane that the owner's let Bryant sit in the seat and pretend like he was flying the plane.

They even had him put on the headset.  He thought it was so cool!

I like how Garrett is signing "gentle" after he just ripped half of Trav's hair out...such a sour patch kid!

That night we went to a friend's house for a barbecue.  We found out that Garrett LOVES ribs.  He kept asking for more and was eating them totally caveman style.

We went to a park fairly close by to watch the East Helena fireworks.  I was impressed that both boys made it to 11:00 pm to watch all the fireworks.  

We had another t-ball game last week.  It seems like every kid on Bryant's team chases the balls and tackles each  other to get it, except Bryant.  But I also like how he's the only one who seems to be paying attention!

Garrett looked so cute in his overalls the other night that I attempted to get a couple pictures.  

We never had to hide bats when Bryant was little, but we have to hide them from Garrett.  When he finds them, he tomahawk chops anything he can find.  The other night, his target was a punch balloon.

He's got such a sweet/evil smile here!

We headed to the lake Friday night to go camping.  It was a hot weekend, but we had a nice shady camping spot close to the lake.

Bryant wanted a picture in his bed with his stuffed animals he brought to sleep with.

We were up late Friday night and Garrett got up at 6 am on Saturday morning, and was so exhausted by 9 am that he was back down for a nap

Playing games while Garrett slept

This is how we do t-ball - lake style.  Bryant came up with the idea all on his own.

This is Garrett's (aka Bam-Bam) version

This is the beach life!  Nap in the shade, paddle board in the water, and Palm Breeze in the lawn chair!

I love his dirty little face:)

Bryant had a ton of fun playing in the water whether swimming or going for paddle board rides.

Garrett waving to his brother on the paddle board

Bryant even got out on the paddle board by himself.

It's not really camping unless you have s'mores!

Kid tested and approved.

The heat took the energy out of everyone.  We were home by 10 am or so on Sunday and we had a big family nap after lunch.  Even with a big afternoon nap, Garrett snuggled up with his bottle and bear and went to sleep an hour early!  I would call that a successful weekend:)