Over the 4th of July weekend Evan’s family came to visit. Nancy came about a week before and then the rest of the gang came in Wednesday/Thursday. Paul and Stewart drove in from Illinois. Peter, Andrea and Brita flew in from Salt Lake City and Andrew and Karen flew in from California. We had such a great time. We went down to Jacksonville, NC for the McNabb family reunion at Aunt Martha’s place. Most of Paul’s family was there. Ensley got to see her Great Grandma McNabb again and meet a lot of new family. Here is a little photo log of our weekend.

Evan and Stewart in Aunt Martha’s pool. I think we managed to keep Stewart in the pool about long enough to take this picture and get his swim trunks wet. He had puzzles, alarms, and truck magazines waiting inside for him.

Ensley and Brita in their 4th of July onesies. Trust me, there are many pictures that look a lot like this one, but of Ensley looking at something other than the camera. Why can’t she just be cooperative and smile at the camera the first time?

Ensley stole this hat from cousin Jake. She put it on herself; can’t you tell?

Ensley and Evan watching fireworks. Ensley liked them for about 5 minutes than she wanted to go inside. When we tried to take her outside again, she held the door shut, poor girl. I think they were just way too loud for her. Next year I am going to try and remember to get some ear plugs.

What’s a pool party with out some ball playing? Ensley loved the pool. After we took her out of her baby floaty there was no going back in it. She did like sitting on this net float that made a little “floating pool.”

Ensley developed a unhealthy obsession for ice this trip. I don’t know if it just felt good to eat because it was so hot, or because she could put her little fingers in the ring of ice, or her mom was dehydrating her unknowingly, but for two days Ensley would go to the cooler, say more, and beg anyone close to open the cooler. There was a time when she would want to get out the pool get a cube of ice and then come back into the pool. It kind of got a little annoying after a while and so we gave her a cup of ice; at least it kept her stocked for a good 10 minutes or so.

Ensley and her Great Grandma McNabb

Grandma McNabb with her two grandbabies, Ensley and Brita

Evan’s ant farm provided for some entertainment. We were all waiting for the ants to connect two tunnels (i guess we are very easy to please) (FYI they were really close to connecting, promise) when tornado Evan came into town and put the ants in a sleep scare. Yep, they just went right into the corner and stopped working. (I can’t believe I just posted about an ant farm, wow, see what marriage does to you?)

Ensley loved jumping (almost, more like falling off while holding your fingers) off the waterfall edge of the pool.

All I can say is, isn’t this just such an adorable picture of Brita? She’s was just too cute in her little suit and hat.

I can’t resist posting this picture of Andrew in Ensley’s sunglasses. What a goober.

Andrea and Brita.

Ensley and Brita. It’s funny how Ensley thinks that Brita is so much younger than her when in a few years it wont even really make too big of a difference. One time the girls were in the bath and Brita started crying. Ensley started talking to her (who knows what she said) and rubbing her back. I love it!

Ensley and Grandpa McNabb. I am sure they were playing some sort of game.

Andrew and Karen (I think I might like the other glasses a little better).

For Nancy’s “birthday” we drove up to Beaufort, NC and had dinner while looking out onto the water. We can’t go anywhere close to a large body of water with out Nancy needing to go site seeing (yes, that counts lake Michigan in Chicago).

The whole gang after our water-view dinner.
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Lisa
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