4th of July

We started our day with some hiking in the Equinox Preserve.  

It was Gwen's first time hiking and she did great.  We went with our friends the Vaughns. 

Then we went home and took naps and made some watermelon lemonade (also on the bucket list) for the bbq at the Finnegan's that night.

I also tried to get a patriotic picture of Gwen for her first 4th of July...

which she wasn't very happy about.

Then we left for the Finnegan's to eat delicious food and hang out with friends.  The highlights of the night were the intense boys vs girls volleyball games (thanks Laura for holding Gwen until she fell back asleep while Jeremy and I played) and the sparkler fun.  I always love writing with sparklers.

And that was our perfect 4th of July.  Hiking, naps, and bbqs.  Does it get any better?!