the 4th of July

sweet little Trenty enjoying his cookie in the wagon

together again!

big boy taking a break

the sweetest girls and bestest friends

6 of 8 enjoying popsicles...

Trenty was to the left, out of the picture shot and Abby was asleep.

On the 4th, we went to mom and dad's and ate a delicious meal! We had a great time getting all the Duke grandchildren together to play and having all the Duke children together also. The kids had fun playing on the playground and in the sprinkler! It was a super fun day!

the 4th of July (on the 3rd)

Bradley and Carter on their "sweet rides"

the bobbin' tub

Rachel...ready to bob!

little Ms. Lauren


my sweet Rachel...best "apple bobber" around

Trenty preferred eating the apples instead of bobbing for them

our "white" son, Bradley, lathered up with sunscreen

lovely Sophia

Rachel, Carter, Elle and Lauren in a pool in the pool

(somehow the baby pool busted after an hour or so!)

The 4th of July...

~was so much fun at Gege and Papa's.

~had the BEST BBQ ribs, chopped pork and chicken...YUM!

~involved the kids bobbing for apples.

~was when we all swam and swam.

~was a gorgeous day with perfect weather.

~also included a water balloon fight...

~in which Nick threw one at Matt M. and left a welp on his leg.

~and also when Nick was running away from Sophia

and fell in a hole and almost twisted his ankle.

~is such a wonderful tradition!

Trent's 1st big haircut

(pre-haircut)

Say "cheese"!!

look at those long locks! (pre-haircut)

(post haircut)

the sides don't really match all that well...

his sweet little neck

yea, not too good at blending anything...

Post hair cut...our handsome little boy!

We finally did it. We cut off Trenty's hair. We had been contemplating for awhile and after a few people asked us if he was a girl, (Really??!!) we decided it was time. I did the official cut, and it's not that great, but thankfully he's really cute no matter what his hair looks like! He was pretty cooperative sitting on my bathroom counter, messing with every possible thing he could...from toothbrushes to make-up to the faucet. But, it's cut and it'll do fine till we take him to a professional next time.