Annual Fourth on the Farm!

Each year the fourth has turned into an annual trip at the farm with my parents. It's also a special time because my sister and her family always come here from Texas. We had not seen them in almost 8 long months!

It's a good thing we both have boys, we always have lots of outdoor fun...riding the jeep, four-wheeler, tractor, fishing, swimming, and just being boys playing outside!No worries...they only rode in the driveway and Pierce's daddy was in the backseat to grap him in case he decided to make a quick getaway!
Picking fresh veggies with Poppa for Gigi to cook!

Pierce has never been a fan of ice cream, popsicles, yogurt...anything really cold to eat. He thought he would try this ice-pop though since his older cousin was. Whatever he did, Pierce decided he needed to do it too!
Aunt Mallory even came to visit us at the pool.
Sisterly love...
Quite possibly the sweetest baby ever, Sullivan. He is the most precious thing! Just a reminder of how little we get to see them. The last time we saw them he was only two weeks old!
Pierce and Sullivan...it was so sweet how quickly Pierce took to him. We always talk about him but I'm not sure that he really knew who he was. Pierce loved just to sit and talk to him and take him toys.
Playing in the sprinkler is just more fun in your Elmo underwear!
Yummy snacks at the pool that Mrs. "Wibby" made.
Cousins riding the tractor with Poppa...
Another annual tradition has been having a huge fireworks show. Pierce's daddy and "B" have always been in charge of it so really we've never sat as a family and watched fireworks. This year, there weren't tons of people there and it was only us. And, just a few fireworks "for the boys". Here are Poppa and his helpers getting them ready...
This was the first year for Pierce to even see them, he's always been asleep. He thought they were loud and liked them best in daddy's lap with his ears covered!
And finally, the annual photo op of the boys. It's so rare for them to be together that we try to get some type of special pictures. Normally, we dress them up and go down to the lake. This year, the baby was asleep so we just took a few around the house. You can tell that Chapman lives in Texas since he is sporting his boots with his shorts and longhorns cap!




I'm pretty sure that my nephew, Chapman, is one of the funniest kids I have ever seen! Too bad I didn't get his redneck imitations on video! We are thankful for such sweet time and memories with our family. I think it makes it more special since we rarely see each other. Pierce adores all of them too! We can't wait to make more memories next year!!