Tomorrow is officially the first day of Fall, so it's the perfect time to finally post about... the Fourth of July... If you have not figured out by now, one of my mottos is clearly "better late than never" and that certainly applies to this blog!
First however, one reader's note: I realized that when reading this, there is no way of distinguishing between the girls' father, whom they call Papa- pronounced the Italian way- and their grandfather, whom they call Papa- pronounced like Papa Smurf... So although, he is never actually referred to as Papa Bill, when I talk about him, I'll refer to my dad as Papa Bill...
It has become a tradition in recent years to spend the Fourth of July in Dallas with my sister and her family, and this year was no exception. Dallas may have been in a record heat wave, but leave it to Papa Bill to ensure that we could enjoy the outdoors by installing a misting system across the patio. Of course, the margaritas we all enjoyed also did their part to keep us cool! The girls, however, preferred to beat the heat in the pool, showing off their newly-acquired swimming skills and splashing around with cousins Liam, Barrett, William and Jonathan. We didn't make it to see the fireworks this year, but we certainly celebrated in style!
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| Emma, Caroline and Liam enjoy popsicles at the edge of the pool |
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| Splashy Smiles! |
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| The pool's shallow "tanning deck" was the girls' favorite hangout |
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| Papa encourages an apprehensive Emma to swim into deeper waters |
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| Liam, Barrett, Emma and Caroline enjoy No David with Nanny Nonnie |
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| "The Triplets" take a bath |
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| Emma shows off her Fourth of July apparel with Papa Bill |
