Fabulous Fourth

We had an awesome Fourth of July this year! Grandpa and Grandma Harward, Aunt Ashlee and Aunt Nikki, Uncle McKay, Uncle Christian, Aunt Mandy, and cousins Kayla and Mylee all came to visit. We had a full house and it was so much fun!
We visited one of my new favorite places, George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. It was beautiful! It is right on the bank of the Potomac and full of acres of beautiful grass and trees. We saw a few movies about the Civil War and George Washington's life that were really interesting and made me realize what an amazing person he really was. Here is a picture of Easton and me in front of his mansion, which still holds much of the original furniture and even the bed that he died in.
Easton is the first grandchild on my side of the family and is often treated like a celebrity, with all of his aunts and uncles fighting over who gets to hold him. McKay loves spending time with him and he and Grandpa were really excited when we couldn't take strollers into the mansion so they HAD to stay out on the lawn and take care of Easton. :)

Easton obviously loved this guy-time, too!
We met up with some of our neighbors and friends from Riverton. Kirk and Michelle Sharp came out to visit their daughter, Chelsey, who is doing an internship in Washington, D.C. Here's a picture of Ashlee, Nikki, Chelsey, and me in front of the "necessary"(the outhouse).By the end of the day Easton was completely wiped out and fell asleep while Grandpa was holding him!
For the fourth we went into DC to watch the fireworks and visit some of the monuments.
Easton loved playing with his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins Kayla and Mylee.

We got to sit on the lawn in front of the Lincoln Memorial to watch the fireworks. It was such a great view, but we also got soaked in the rain. Luckily Christian and Mandy brought a sheet that we held over us.

We were quite the sight all huddled under the dripping sheet!

Heres Christian and Mandy and their adorable girls, Kayla and Mylee.

Easton has lately taken to sucking on anyone's nose that gets near his mouth, especially when he's hungry! He's such a silly boy!

We also had another visitor for the weekend...
...David's fiance, Robin! That's right! They got engaged at Disneyland a few weeks ago and are getting married at the end of December! Robin is one of the nicest girls ever and we are so excited to have her in our family!

Overall, it was an awesome weekend and we loved every minute of it!