On the 4th of July, we went to Papa John and Nana Kerry's house. We thought it would be wise to wait until Rock was completely exhausted before we took a few pictures.
Auntie H with her niece whose name I cannot remember.
Aunt Elizabeth
YAY! The Smallmans were here for the 4th! Will, Christel and Little G (Geneva) were the perfect addition to our Independence Day festivities.
Although we skipped the fireworks for the sake of the babies, it was fun to be with friends and family!
Rock shows his dad how to chew on Mom's sunglasses.
I bet you didn't know that Rock is already well on his way to a career as a Rock Star!
He's in a band with his Cousin Caleb.
They like to use Fix's hair product and rock out.
Rock loved using the hose to refill the pool.
Caleb getting ready to dive in.
To get a boy to smile just right with his grandparents.
Practicing walking on the beach with dad.
Rock is on a mission to walk alone. Of course he bursts into tears if you even think of letting go of one of his hands.
Rock was jealous that he didn't have his own pair of sunglasses like Caleb. What he forgets is that Grandma Cokie gave him a pair, but they were too small for his big head.
After all that beach and pool time, the boys had a lot of fun getting clean.
Two of my favorite summer words: CRAB FEAST! Fix is a pro at cooking the live ones!
The boys with the Nana Kerry in the "Beware of Shark" outfits she bought them.
My best shot of the two of them. Seriously.
This a picture on the way home when we stopped at Cracker Barrel. It is significant in that it is the first time Rock used crayons. Woohoo!
Once we arrived, we lathered him up and hit the beach.
This smattering of chairs, toys, umbrellas, towels and people has been a welcome sight for many years. It symbolizes the relaxing vacation I dream about for the rest of the year.
Rock loved the sand...
so much he ate it.
McCrary also made her beach debut with her Nana.
Playing with Aunt Zuni.
Check out that belly!
Bathing Beauties: Marta, Rock, Aunt Susanna, Mom, Elizabeth and McCrary
Father and son. 
Copeland, Jay, Aiden, George, Sophie and of course, Nick make up the rest of the crazy kiddos in the "3rd Generation." Okay, Nick is in the 2nd Generation.
A bunch of the "2nd Generation" hanging out.
Although Rock isn't smiling, I'm glad Annie captured this cute family picture for us.
Here's a blurry shot of the bride and groom.
A blurry shot of the father-daughter dance.
Blurry bouquet toss.
Blurry shot of Patty and Rock dancing.
This is the bridesmaids dress that I wore for my sister Bethany's wedding. Janet and Gavin's wedding was on Bethany and Kelly's 5 year anniversary so I thought it was only fitting to wear my bridesmaids dress in their honor.
These are a few of the girls from my Junior High Bible study. They are such wonderful little ladies. We had a great time learning the dance to Cotton Eyed Joe and trying to do the moves to Thriller.In June, Rock began working on a few new words. Because Rock prefers to say "Dada" "Papa" and "Baba" over "Mama," Fix started to refer to himself as "Dada" "Papa" and "Baba." Basically, anything Rock says besides "Mama" means that he is calling Fix. I'm sure Fix will soon be calling himself "Uh-oh" as Rock has lately begun to master that all important phrase.
p.s. Appreciate that he still has the flag in his hand.
Someone was getting dirty so I had to throw him in the with the dirty laundry. Notice he still has the flag from Flag day in his hand.
Someone also got a grill for Father's Day. It was a part-Father's-Day-part-belated-moving-into-your-new-home-gift from Mommarama and the Rocket. Thus far, it has performed MARVELOUSLY and we've enjoyed several yummy grilled dishes. Thanks Mommarama and Rocket.
Someone has been exploring finger foods.
Notice I didn't say EATING finger foods.
