4th of july and other shenanigans

as usual, i didn't take any pictures during the 4th of July festivities.  but i remembered after we got home, so we did a quick photo shoot.  gram got us all matching shirts.  as i went out to run some quick errands during the day, it was so neat to see pretty much everyone in red, white, and blue.  what an amazing blessing to live in this country and to enjoy the freedoms that we have.  i'm grateful that my daughter will grow up in a land where she has the right to pursue any and all of her dreams.

i talked to a lady at mattie's pool who said there are some really great fountains for kids to play in at One Loudoun.  so, i figured we would head on over there to check them out.  mae had a blast.  she was all over the place trying to chase the water, but she wasn't quite fast enough to get to the fountains in time.  she got blasted in the face a few times.  but she enjoyed every minute of it.  she was trying to get in on the action with the big kids.  she is becoming quite the social butterfly.

little lady has started climbing the stairs.  i was cooking dinner one night and i heard a thud, but i figured she had just slipped on the wood floor (obviously it's happened a number of times, she and i have both become immune to it).  a few minutes later, i couldn't see her, so i went around the corner, and there she was climbing the stairs.  lady is a daredevil.

we've still got crazy hair...

and post milk stare downs at uncle coleman...