Happy 4th of July!!!

We had the Dares at the House for the 4th of July celebrations.. We had an amazing cheesecake, made by Jacci, saw our little Bayfield parade, played at the river , had a wonderful barbeque and saw the best fireworks EVER!!! (let's say second to the cabin fireworks)It was a busy weekend , but the girls played and played and are all ready to have some quiet time.

playing at the park on the last day of our 4th of july weekend..

 

 

big treat!!! making ice cream!

Lilja and Alice loved playing dress-up. I am expecting lots of dress-up play in the near future!!

The Fairy and the Princess with her boots on (yes, Lilja put boots on after this)

we took the girls to the river and they had a blast. I did not take many photos on my camera because Lilja and I  went down the river and you have seen these photos before... except.. wow she is getting big!!.

Lilja's smile when she is really excited!!

the water was surprisingly cold. but the girls were really brave and I was impressed how long we stayed at and in the river.. p.s it was FREEEZING!!

4th of July!! this year the town of Bayfield after two years finally got to do some fireworks, and they showed all other towns up!! The fireworks were amazing.. I did not even get to take photos of it, as Lilja was on my lap shouting and shaking with excitement. So fun to see it through her eyes!!

had to take a picture of the cake!! yep a lemon cheesecake... so good!! Thanks Jacci!!

4th of July Parade!! it was pretty hot, but Lilja held out and loved the couple of candies that came her way. Lilja dressed herself and even dressed me.. I had a red shirt on , white tank top and blue capris.. then Lilja was satisfied! .

Daddy also got decorated!!

We have a new little business in town.. Lydia's sweet shoppe.. and she makes home-made cotton candy.. What is Lilja's favorite candy.. yep.. you guessed it!!

 

The weekend before 4th of July we had Charlotte ( the daughter of my dutch friends who own the china clipper inn in Ouray)  over for the weekend. Lilja's first sleepover.. It went wonderful besides the "why is charlotte sleeping in my room, it's too loud"This picture is the morning we picked up charlotte and we had just driven to Silverton.. some coffee (!) for mom and hot chocolate for the girls.



the girls played in the sprinklers...





and rode their bikes. We had to make Lilja's saddle a little higher this time..

and ofcourse Lilja had to show her how to paint rocks. They are becoming great friends.