Happy Fourth of July!

We had a wonderful weekend! Friday we went to a lake about an hour from us that had a beach and swimming. Maddie had never been to the beach (although she has imagined herself there many times) before. She was so excited and the look on her face when she stepped into sand the first time was priceless. She loved everything about the beach. We swam and built sandcastles and took a paddle boat out to a little island complete with an old bridge that spanned the lake. As we went under the bridge I couldn't help but feel a "kindred spirit" to my childhood hero Anne of Green Gables as she held on under the bridge waiting to be rescued.

Saturday we played soccer, Mario Galaxy, hung pictures, had a wonderful BBQ (thanks to Paula Dean for the fresh strawberry cake), relaxed and enjoyed life. We shot off fireworks on our patio and than Dan and I watched the fireworks in boston as we listened to the Pops play the Stars and Stripes. All in all it was a fantastic holiday weekend.