Happy Independence Day!

This year we were lucky enough to spend the weekend of the Fourth of July with Mama K and Daddy Bob in Georgia.  It was a gorgeous weekend, with temps that felt more like October than July and we loved being together on the farm with family and getting to watch these loving grandparents (and great grandmother and great uncle!) dote on our two sweet girls.  We swam lots (Eloise's first time in the pool!) and ate lots and enjoyed the good company.

(Please don't mind Clara's "bathing suit bottoms."  Her dad might have accidentally confused a pair of Eloise's 3 month bloomers with 3T swimsuit bottoms.  No worries. Clara has the tiniest fanny in the world.)

It wasn't dark enough for her replacement fireworks glowsticks to work outside, so she had to play with them in the tub instead.

I remember her sister in this dress, do you?

 Eloise meets Eloise!

The lighting, the scenery, the matching dresses.  I die.

Happy 4th of July indeed! (Burgers and dogs, slaw, potato salad and homemade peach ice cream? Yes, please.)

Thanks for a great weekend, Hardys!

Happy Freedom!

While the piedmont was suffering a heat wave with temperatures as high as 110 before the heat index, we were fortunately escaping to above 5,000 feet where things were nice and cool.  Well, eighty degrees.  Which felt cool.

We enjoyed celebrating Clara's second Fourth of July with family and friends, lots of pool and playground time, good walks and good food.  Clara wears her red, white and blue quite well.  Here are a few of my favorite shots from the week!

The playground....

The pool....

Happy Fourth of July!

 Enjoying the cool(er) temperatures outside...

 Stopping to smell the flowers....

(or eat them...)

She has such joy....

Look at all those teeth!

 Big giggles....

Three guesses who she was laughing at....

I love this face after Rufus took it from her....

Posing with Caroline and Sweet Mama before the 4th of July party....

And here she is with her sweet boyfriend, Hank....

 

He comes from a good lookin' family: 

This pillowcase dress was made, yes really handmade, by her mama.  Not bad for a first attempt, right?

And I made the hairbow, too!

I'm so thankful that Clara was blessed enough to be born in this country where she will have freedoms that so much of the world only dreams of.  May she use that freedom to help make this world a happier place!

See how much she's changed since last year's Fourth of July by clicking here!: