it's a bird! it's a plane! it's...

the weinermobile!!

and we spotted it just this afternoon as we were driving home.

the boys were so excited -- we pulled into the parking lot of QuikTrip where it was parked. grayson and i got out to take a picture, and carter just stayed in the car. he wanted nothing to do with it!

grayson kept saying, "i know gramps would love to see this!"

welcome to wichita, weinermobile!! :)

a fabulous 4th {family pics}

the entire fam (minus Brett and Claire!) on the 4th

Jerry and I getting some snuggles from Miss Olive

 Nana and Gramps with all their grandkids!

 Aunt Kristen and Uncle Dave with their nephews

What a fabulous 4th it was!!

a fabulous 4th {crazy uncle dave}

We all loved having Dave, Kristen, and Olive with us for several days, and we really missed Uncle Brentley and Claire!! The boys were so excited when Uncle Dave came to the pool and threw them in the water... what is it with uncles and craziness in the pool?!?

 G standing on Dave's shoulders... preparing for the jump

 oh yeah!!

 Carter had to be next :)

 and then, to reminisce our time in St. Thomas, Dave and Grayson repeated their "let's jump in the pool together" stunt!!

 seriousness

craziness!

a fabulous 4th {cousins}

The boys loved hanging out with their newest cousin, Olive...

Their ages in these pics are: Grayson (7), Carter (3), and Olive (10 weeks).

Love!!

a fabulous 4th {fireworks}

If you live in Kansas, fireworks are a must.

Actually it sounds like a battlezone here.

Seriously.

We take pride in adding to that noise... :)

 we have had many late nights, waiting for it to get dark so the boys can light it up!

 i love fountains! they don't make that horrible squeal!

 Jerry and the boys doing Roman Candles -- why not??

 Jerry and Grayson getting their moves on...

 oh yeah!

 Nana takes the boys to the fireworks tent every year. All three of them love it!

Here she is supervising on the 4th...

 Aunt Laura, myself, and Mom waiting to see some good ones...

the boys' favorite this year -- the "poopy puppy"-- when you light it, it looks like it is pooping.

Happy Birthday, America!

a fabulous 4th {grayson's wig}

Nana gave Grayson and Carter cute patriotic wigs for the Fourth.

Grayson fell in love with his.

 As in wearing it all day on the Fourth, and lots since then.

He even begged me to let him wear it out to dinner last night. :) 

Here are some snapshots of G with his new 'do!!

Here's to the Red, White, and Blue!!

fly through the air...

Uncle Darren, Aunt Jacey, and Brennan joined us for some swimming, dinner, and a patriotic concert last night. The boys loved having Uncle Darren throw them in the pool, and Jacey and I tried to get some action shots... and tried to keep our cameras from getting splashed!

the brothers and the cousins

Darren had Carter doing back flips pretty quickly...

 quite possibly the best pic of the afternoon!

Grayson tried diving off of Darren's shoulders

Brennan started to like being "thrown" in the pool!

 Darren decides to do a back-flip himself

Love getting some air at the pool!!