Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July! We went camping at Lake Thompson this year and had a great time. Of course kept busy as ever with Olivia. The weather cooperated for the most part-downpoured one night but overall was nice. Pat and my Dad got some fishing in and caught their limit of walleye. Olivia got to play at the beach and despite all the moss, she had fun.

The most exciting part of the weekend was that my brother Justin had proposed to Jessica!! They went to Okoboji Saturday & Sunday where he proposed and then they joined us at the lake Sunday afternoon. It must be a twin thing, because I called it-I told Pat and Heath that I bet he went to Okoboji to propose and then they're coming to the lakes to announce it. I had no idea how right I was! When they got out of the car, Pat & I both noticed that Jes wasn't wearing a ring, but as soon as everyone was finally in one area-which I'm sure seemed like forever for them to keep the secret- Justin announced it. I couldn't be happier for the two of them!

Grandma and Grandpa taking Olivia to the beach to watch the fireworks. She loved them!

My Little Miss Independece (the pajamas couldn't have said it better) learned how to get out of the pack and play all by herself this weekend. Didn't make it too convenient for naps & bedtime in a camper. It was Saturday night and we were sitting outside with the monitor on & we could hear she was very fussy inside. Pat went to check on her, and there she was-out of the pack in play on the bed next to it and was pushing all the buttons on the TV and was mad b/c she had shut off the movie I had playing for her. We put her back in & had her show us how she did it & just like that-climbed over like it was nothing. (And the 3 paci's in the picture-those are 'hopefully' going in less than a month when she turns 2. She only has them for nap and bedtime, and at times when Pat and I need our sanity.)

Uncle Swede was Olivia's favorite this weekend. Anytime he was giving his grandkids a ride, Olivia would say "Swede, ride?" or if it was parked in her view, it was constantly "ride, ride?" This was on the last day before leaving and she got her last ride-Swede pulled back up and Olivia was OUT. She's never slept so hard with so much going on around her.