Happy 4th of July!

We survived yet another trip with Cole on an airplane, this was Take 3. Once again he was a trooper! When we landed in Seattle and were getting off the plane one gentleman even commented, wow I didn't even know there was a baby behind us! Good job Cole! Now, on the way back to Phoenix yesterday the same could not be said. He was feeling rather chatty yesterday and talked a lot for the first 20 minutes of the flight. Luckily the chat fest wore him out and he slept the rest of the flight waking up only minutes before we landed back in Phoenix. 109 degrees greeted us last night and it was a big change from the nice cool (and cloudy) temps in Seattle.

The visit was a whirlwind and I realize now that I didn't really get very many good pictures! I guess when your life involves chasing a crawling 8 month old around, you don't get the chance to take many pictures. I did capture Cole preparing for the Minor Leagues...

A few highlights are below. We waited until 9pm on the 4th of July to actually buy fireworks. You would be surprised how hard they were to find. The Cresswell kids were in luck, we finally found sparklers and a few other treasures. We had a visit from Catherine and her 2 little ones. Braeden is now 2 1/2 and little Addison is 4 months. It was great to see them, but you will notice is nearly impossible to get a good picture of 2 adults, 1 toddler and 2 babies under the age of 1. Oh well, we tried! I couldn't promise Amy that I wouldn't send this picture into CPS...just a note that Grace was just "holding" the beverage while Amy went to the bathroom. She will definitely win Mom of the Year if I submit this photo. :)

Another funny one, this is Phil pondering -- what is the crazy holiday you Yakees celebrate all about?

It was a wonderful trip and I am looking forward to going back in August to host a baby shower for my sister. She looks ready to have that baby, but has 3 more months to go!

We are having the entire inside of the house painted this coming weekend. We have a lot to do to get ready and are looking forward to spending the weekend at a local resort to get out of the fumes and the chaos.

More from the Blu's soon...!