4th of July Weekend

I see that I have up-loaded these photos in backwards order, so I will fill in the captions below ...

Saturday, we ended the day with a family and friends cookout at Grammy and Papa's house in the back yard and on the deck. It was a grand time and Karmann did not want to go to sleep and leave all the action. Eventually she was so pooped that she did go to sleep, bless her heart!
Saturday morning, we drove to Danville to visit Great Nannie. Of course, I wasn't about to pass up an opportunity to swing by Custard Cup on our way out and get a turtle sundae!! I can't remember the last time I was home in the summer and had a cup!! I was happy to bring Karmann there to share in the tradition and love!
Had to get this photo....
We had a great time visiting Nan and also visiting with our good friends and Nan's neighbors, Mike and Mary. Karmann had a great time coloring, playing in the fountain, and hanging out with the "puppies". The weather was beautiful all weekend, too, which you can tell in these photos.
Karmann took right to the labs, though their tails could wack her in the face, so she kind of kept her distance. She still loved them, and they loved her too!
Karmann coloring while the adults chatted away on the patio at Mike and Mary's home.
The main reason we were home for the holiday, was for Kris' cousin Megan's wedding. It was a real "treat" as the theme was "yummy" and "sweetness" - it was very well done and her attention to detail was amazing! Gave me lots of fun ideas for other parties!!
Here's a photo of the "Candy Bar" with little bags for you to put your candy into and take home!
Friday morning, before the wedding, Grammy, Amara, Karmann, Keri and I went to the Discovery Children's Museum in downtown Normal. It was awesome and Karmann and Amara had a blast! Here she is painting on Plexiglas in one of the cool exhibits.

(My little artist!!)

Grammy, Karmann, and Amara in front of the Discovery museum.

Thursday afternoon, we decided to take Karmann to the Zoo! Just to visit, of course! So we went to Miller Park in Bloomington. It is a very nice little zoo! It was the perfect day and time to go. It was not busy, so K and A could run around and we didn't have to worry about them getting lost in the crowd, thank goodness!

As you can see, we had a wonderful weekend. We also got to see Uncle Brian and Baby Abby, and Aunt Sarah and Uncle Charlie, too! Not to mention all the fun with Papa, also! Grammy took more photos of the weekend, but she and Papa are on a camping trip out west with Amara and Keri, so I will have to get the photos when they get back! For now, I hope everyone else had a great 4th of July holiday and was lucky enough to spend it with family and friends!