Small Town 4th of July

Friday night we headed up to the cabin to celebrate the 4th of July, South Fork style. It was our first time celebrating the holiday in a small town and it reinforced why we bought a vacation home in South Fork. We are so excited that our children will have the memories that this town will bring summer after summer, year after year. Here is a snapshot of our weekend.....

Waiting For The Parade To Start In Creede


The Beautiful Backdrop


South Fork Celebrity....BeauMeyer.com


Eating Her Loot And Wearing Her Beads

After the parade we went to the South Fork volunteer fire department for their annual catfish fry, which helps raise money for the department. At 2pm, South Fork put on their own parade...this time with rain!


Cienna Riding The Rubber Duck Float With Skylar


One Of The "Local" Jeeps

At 3pm, there was a rubber duck race where a duck could be purchased for $5 and the proceeds are going to be used for new playground equipment in the town.


Catching The Ducks At The Finish Line

After the rubber duck race we headed back to the cabin for naps and then joined Beau, Heather and Skylar for a fabulous dinner of chili dogs and watermelon before heading out to watch the fireworks. Cienna cheered the fireworks on with phrases like "come on, more colors!" and "oh...beautiful colors!" It was her first fireworks show, since she slept through them at Disney World back in April. She was totally in awe.
The next morning we got the raft on the river. 3 hours later we ended up at our destination, and Cienna was dead asleep, sitting up. I wish I had the camera...it was classic!

A couple of other blog-worthy notes / pictures from last weekend:

Tony's UNM teammate, Jarrod, and his adorable wife Danyett and daughter Victoria visited from Houston. Since our daughters are only 3 weeks apart, we always try to get them together so that they can play and we can "compare notes." The girls had a blast....



Having Fun In The Hello Kitty Tent


Tony & Jarrod


One Adorable Family

OK, last picture is of Cienna's "dress up" outfit. I have dedicated a basket to various clothes / accessories that Cienna can put on throughout the day. She likes to put them all on at once instead of just going for a "look." I have tried countless times to explain to her what a look is. I guess at 2 years old putting on everything you own is a "look." Anyway, thought that this picture was too cute not to post!


My Fairy Princess

I also wanted to say RIP to Scratchy Ma, one of my mom's cats. She was put to sleep on Sunday after a very traumatic 4th of July where she was injured while out and about during all of the fireworks. "Brrrring, brrrring" Scratchy Ma. I am gonna miss you! 1998-2009

Zeus Moose, our 1st born, is turning 7 years old today. Happy B-Day Zeusers! We love you!


Zeus The Night We Got Him in 2002 (10 Weeks)


Zeus As An Adult!