A wonderful Fourth of July out in the suburbs with all three of my cousins & their kids. Too much fun playing with them all while they’re in town for the holiday! Some from Minnesota, some from Ohio and some from the ‘burbs. Could they be any cuter??? Really?

Here’s the “matriarch” of the family… my Aunt Marilyn and her grandchildren. All excited & waiting for the fireworks to begin. But first, lots of frisbee, wrestling, giggling, sugar, photos, stories, gymnastics & smiles!

Here’s my cousin Kim with her niece & nephews! It’s a “shame” they don’t get along. Ha!

And then Kim found the bag of Twizzlers! A holiday picnic is never complete without Twizzlers!

And then the sugar kicked in… and the shenanigans began!!!

As we were waiting for the fireworks to start, the sunset was pretty sweet… as we were treated to a wonderful sky show BEFORE the actually sky show we were there to see!

One last burst of sugar for Kim… which prompted her sunset cartwheels!

After the fireworks, it was smiles all around. And Christopher was excited about
his new glow ring! It’s a shame he hates taking photos!!! Ha!