Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Fourth with the Family


We went to Houston for the 4th this year for our Annual Bell Bash. I loved the lack of plans as mainly we just enjoyed a slower pace with one another leaving plenty of time and space for lazy swims, watching babies play and lingering over meal time conversations. I find too often holidays become frantic with more doing and less being. I loved this holiday felt like we accomplished just the opposite and that in itself ironically takes some intentional planning. 




Man time on the drive way? 

We got to soak up time with our newest spring additions to the family Emilia and Hudson born just about a month apart.

It's hard to say what Rhett loved more the pool or the fireworks. 

lots of cousin time

Meeting Hudson.
Her other favorite thing to do besides pool time was baby lovin time. 

"pop-pop-pop"

His firework face.
 He loved the boom of the fireworks- sister does not.
They are both so alike and so different too. I
 love  this time of discovering who is, who is going to be - even in the smallest of ways.

Saturday Snoozing

Water balloon fight preparations

Warming up for the big game

lots of swim practice time

songs with meme

Some of my favorite worship times are family worship,
Sunday we enjoyed family worship before we hit the road. 

It was nice to have a Sunday morning to not have to wrangle my children during the service.
It was a beautiful way to end a great time together. 


1 comment:

Matt & Lori said...

It was a great weekend! We had a good time…Adley asks about Ava every morning when she wakes up!