Summer Fun!

We had a busy 4th of July. We started the day at Kevin's dad's house. It was a rainy, but we still had fun. The kids played in the rain and didn't care that they got soaking wet. We headed to Kevin's mom's house afterward for dinner and then to the fireworks. Unfortunately, my fireworks pics didn't turn out well and are not blog-worthy.

Kevin played against his cousins in a game of basketball. I think the girls pretty much kicked his butt! By the way, check out Jack in the background throwing something in the air.

Even Patrick played in the rain. He was wondering around growling like a dinosaur. It's not like him to want to be in the rain. It may seem like a simple thing, but it's big for Patrick!

On Sunday we had a 4 family BBQ in our back yard. It was the Bieglers, Hurleys, Joufs, and Sutherlands. There were 8 adults and 14 kids running around. Above on the left: Abby, Isabel, & Caleb Sutherland, Joe Jouf, Patrick, and Ella Jane. The kids were all a mess, which is a true sign of a lot of fun.

The guys hung out talking sports. Kevin was the grill master.

Jaci Sutherland on the left. Eating popsicles and swinging, what could be better.

Okay, so the picture on the left needs some serious explaining. Jack was on the "circle" swing. I asked him to come over for a group picture. He said, "I can't, I'm stuck". I went to him and found his shirt wound tight around the rope. I tried unwinding him with no luck. The rope was flat against his chest with the shirt tight around the rope. I called Kevin over and he tried too. He decided to take Jack out of the shirt, thinking then he could unwind the mess. The shirt got as far as his neck; it would not budge any further and was TIGHT against his neck, which made me nervous. Kevin had to cut Jack out of the shirt! We have no idea how this happened. Only Jack! What makes the picture even better is Jack's blue popsicle face, Sam Jouf in front eating his popsicle without a care in the world that his best friend is stuck to a rope, and Patrick in the background drinking his melted popsicle from a plate.

The picture on the right is of most of the kids. The two older Sutherland boys opted out of the photo and baby Morgan stayed sleeping in her mom's arms. Isn't Isabelle pleasant? I couldn't get a smile to save my life! She is not the most coopertive when it comes to group photos. And, I'm not sure why "Little" Isabel (as the kids call her when both Isabelles are around) is crying. Ah, and you can see Jack in his cut open shirt. Not a perfectly posed or neat and tidy picture, but perfect because it shows the best part of summer.... being with friends, eating popsicles, being messy and carefree!