July 4th weekend

We had a great, but busy 4th of July weekend. Uncle Jeremy, Aunt Amber & Claire made a trip to OKC to spend the week with Amber's family, so we decided to go up there on Saturday to spend the day with them. We haven't seen them since Christmas, so we were very excited. We had a wonderful day of family time & the girls played great together. Claire is so adorable & we couldn't get enough of her! Nana & Papa came up that afternoon to visit, too. I also got to cure some pregnancy cravings & eat some good food while we were there. :) Then on Sunday, Chris's cousins from Houston were in town & came by that morning to visit. We had a great time with the Mullins & Briana and Meritt had fun playing together, too. Sunday evening we went to Uncle Mark's for a family get together & swimming.....so of course Meritt had a blast & was a complete pruny, little thing when we finally tore her away from the pool. Monday the 4th we didn't actually do much....just stayed around the house & rested. It was a great 3 day weekend & most importantly....had wonderful family time!

Just got there & Meritt was giving hugs!

It's hard to explain, but Meritt has a weird reaction to pets. She loves to see dogs & really wants to pet them, but kind of freaks out when you actually get her close to them. It's the weirdest thing....and funny, too. I think she remembers Bandit, so she was trying to warm up to him. I couldn't believe she was this close! :)

Adorable, little Claire with her bear!

They played right in the entryway of Amber's mom's house for the longest time after we first got there.

Still wanting to get close to the puppy!

Claire really liked Meritt's sandals, so I put them on her & she took off walking around in them. :)

Playing with the balls.

My heart smiled so many times seeing them have fun & play together. We SO wish they lived closer so that the girls could be closer.

Claire & her Uncle Chrissy

I had to get in a pic too!

We told them about the cartoon Bubble Guppies & how cute it was, so Amber was looking up some clips on the internet.

Then we found a cartoon on TV that the girls liked!

Uncle Jeremy and the girls

With Nana

Claire got tickled when Uncle Chris blew on her belly!

Silly face while playing on the chair.

I absolutely LOVE this picture. They really favor each other & also makes Meritt look so much older now. :(

Meritt & Aiden playing on the pool steps.

Finding some random stuff to play with.

That girl loves to jump in the water to Daddy.

We got her a big shark just like the one that the Austins had in Mexico that she loved.....but she doesn't really care to stay on this one much.

She also loved going down the little slide into the pool.

Meritt & Briana

Giving hugs

Briana loved Meritt's car & would hardly get out of it. :)

Playing with the piggy bank

Set up the camera to get a group picture!

Had a great time with the Mullins!

July 4th cutie patootie