Fourth of July

The 4th of July was the final day of our preparations for the upcoming adoption of Byron as well as the beginning of our family coming to town. Chris' Dad got to our house in the afternoon and we all headed down to my parents' house for a cook out. Unfortunately, by this time, Chris and I were so exhausted that we didn't really enjoy it as much as we could/should have. We did have a nice couple of hours there and the kids were really sorry to go so early.

Dad, taking the kids for a ride.

David spent most of his free time in the car-which he "crashed" over and over.

Byron, pushing David and his cousin Jake around in the toy so they didn't have to do too much work.

Dad, Uncle Cliff and my brother, Kevin

My oldest brother's wife, Sue. She was able to come after several years of missing out on visiting with us (or was she?) And, how my brother managed to avoid the camera, I'll never know.

Gracie singing as she rode

Ruth, being a goof

Uncle Cliff and Chris' Dad

And just for giggles, this is David, with his cousin Jake. Now, David is pretty small for his age and apparently, Jake is pretty big for his...

Byron spent most of his day in the sandbox