Friday, July 8, 2011

Happy Birthday, America!


                FRIDAY
As always, 4th of July weekend was packed with plans from Friday evening to Monday evening and this year was no different.  First up on the schedule was a Friday night on the lake for "Rock the Dock."  My sister & her boyfriend Michael got in town Friday and we had some time to kill before Scott got off work at 7.  We decided to go to the Marina (where Rock the Dock is held) and wander around for a while.  This would have worked out great had it not been 100 degrees outside with soaring humidity!  Holy moly, was this pregnant lady HOT!  We were all sweatballs after being outside for 15 minutes so we decided to head home & wait for Scott in the house with the AC.

Scott finally arrived & we loaded up the boat and got out on the water with plenty of time to spare.  The weather seemed more tolerable on the water with a slight breeze but it was still toasty!  The fireworks over the lake were awesome & they even had a smiley face firework!
We went back to our house after the fireworks around 11:30 and we stayed up until 2am!  That's waaaay past preggo's bedtime but I wasn't tired for some reason.  I was up and moving at 7:30 the next morning and made banana bread, did some laundry, cleaned, & showered all by the time Beth & Michael woke up at 10am.  Beth's first remark was, "Ok, seriously, you're such a mom right now."  Hahahah, yep! 
SATURDAY
On Saturday we went to my aunt & uncle's house for some pool time & fun in the sun.  It was another scorcher so I laid in the pool for hours - it was almost unbearable to be out of the pool.  (The temp was in the upper 90's with a head index of over 100).  Hadley entertained us by singing & dancing like Taylor Swift while we socialized in the pool.
I ran home & got ready to head to Cody's party for the big Rochester parade which lasts approximately 15 minutes, haha.  He had great food, frozen vodka-lemonades for the adults, and frozen strawberry lemonades for the kids...and preggos.  : ) 
Karen & I trying to stay cool
Hadley & Mckenzie waiting for the parade
Here's Rob & Brayden in the parade representing the Rochester Soccer Club!  Kylie, Delaney, & Sue were also in it but I didn't get a chance to snap their photo.  

After the parade, we started the main event - the hotdog eating contest.  Five guys participated and the winner ate 10 hot dogs in 7 seven minutes!  That made me want to vomit just watching them!  It was a fun day overall but this mama was exhausted! 

Celebration that I missed out on this year, haha
Craig, Laura, Michael, & Beth
SUNDAY
Sunday I was up bright and early again running errands & making fruit pizza for the Tucker party that evening.  The O'Connor's (Scott's sister's family) were in town for the weekend so we all planned to have a boating day until the party.  We loaded up the boats around 1:00 and decided to grab lunch at Sunsetters and also visit Uncle Scottie.  We had so many people that we had to take both boats, 1 for the girls & 1 for the boys!  Here are some pictures from our boating adventure:
Beth & Michael playing on the waverunner 
Aidan & Brayden getting ready to go
Girls boat!
Sue & me in my preggy swimsuit :)
Rob getting ready to drive all the kids back
After another hot day on the lake, we got back to Scott's parents house and finished getting ready for the party.  The big blow-up slide had already arrived that morning & the kids were soooo excited to start playing on it.  
We enjoyed tons of good food, catching up with friends, and watching the kiddos play together.  



The "big girls" were in heaven because they got to play with Hadley all evening and "babysit" her and Hadley was in heaven because she got to hang out with the big girls!  hahaha, a fun time was had by all!  
Ms. 4th of July eating puppy chow
Stunting with Hadley
We got lucky and witnessed 4 or 5 different fireworks displays from their backyard in the distance so we didn't have to go anywhere for fireworks that night.
MONDAY

By the time the actual 4th of July rolled around I was exhausted!  I met Sue at Island Bay at 10:45 so that we could get chairs by the pool.  It was a little cloudy that morning but it was a welcome break from the constant sun & humidity.  

By the time noon rolled around, the sun was shining, the pool was packed with people and there wasn't an open chair.  Kim, Tim, Rob, Christie, and the kids arrived around 1:00 after a morning of tubing on the lake.  We got lunch and the kids fished, swam, and played in the bounce house.  
Fishing
After another long but fun day in the sun we ate dinner at the club and said our goodbyes after an awesome weekend.  There were more fireworks downtown that night but I knew there was no way that I was going to be able to stay awake to watch them so I met Scott at home and I was asleep on the couch by 9pm.     
We hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July weekend!  

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