Winding down the long 4th of July weekend

We hope everyone had a pleasant 4th of July holiday! We decided not to travel anywhere and instead enjoy the long weekend at home. On Friday, Chris and I, by taking turns outside, were able to accomplish quite a bit of yardwork. We also took Andy for his 1-year photos at JCPenney. I think they came out cute, but we'll see once we get them in a few weeks.


Saturday morning we went to Brookfield's 4th of July parade, which I loved. So small-town cute. Afterwards, we decided to have a Daddy-Andy day so Mommy could get a break. So Chris took Andy to John and Stacy's in Wisconsin (about a 1.5 hour drive away) for the afternoon and I went shopping and watched 1776 on DVD! All three of us had a good time. And, Andy looked adorable in his red, white and blue outfit that Grandma Sue got for him, complete with "Baby's 1st 4th of July" bib! Unfortunately, we didn't think to take any photos on the 4th. :(


Pretty low-key on Sunday - we went out to breakfast at a yummy little neighborhood pancake house. Then ran some errands, including a stop at Home Depot and Target. Afternoon was just spent at home and Chris went into office around 6pm to prepare for his travels this coming week.

I'm posting two photos that my friend Lisa took on June 20th - I love this close-up of Andy. The clarity of Lisa's camera (same model that Jim has incidently), inspired us to purchase a new camera! We bought it off ebay and should arrive anyday now.