4th of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. We had an awesome visitor for the entire weekend--Aunt Kayla! AJ loves his Aunt Kayla so much. I think he might enjoy her more than anyone on the planet. She is a character--so AJ loves seeing her and her funny faces! On Friday we went to the zoo (see the third of July post). Saturday we had a whirlwind of a day--we dropped by our good friend Jeff's house then went to Grandpa Hall's. Afterwards we went to Seth and Sunny's parents house for fireworks. Seth and Sunny have two very cute and darling boys--Ethan and Dylan. Dylan is only 6 months older, so AJ loves hanging out with him. The fireworks were great too.



Sunday we drove up to Philadelphia for my family's annual 4th of July picnic. Yes, it was the 5th of July, but my cousin Jacquel got married on the 4th of July. Sadly, I didn't have anyone to watch AJ so I had to miss the wedding (heard it was beautiful though!). Anyway, the picnic is something everyone looks forward to every year. Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bob really know how to throw a party. There is something for everyone and TONS of food to boot. It lasts all day long and ends with fireworks. Last year the cops came (since the fireworks are all illegal!) so they decided to take a year off. Regardless, it was an awesome day:


AJ jumping with Grandma on the trampoline:





Swimming with Aunt Kayla:







Hitting the pinata!







Although he didn't get to eat the candy, he did get to fish for it!




The party in Philly made me really miss going up there for the 4th of July. John likes to stay in VA to have something more low key, but I think after seeing our party--he wants to go up every year (I hope at least!). AJ got to see his Godmother Christina and we got to meet my cousin Jennifer's daughter Ava--born in March. Ava is beautiful--another great addition to the Nelson clan. The Nelson babies are always beautiful. It was really nice seeing everyone--mostly Grandma. I'm so glad to have such a great family. Everyone always asks me why I made such a big deal out of birthdays and holidays--well, the answer is, I know nothing else! Every holiday is a party! With such a big, close family--everything has to be a party!