Abigail Rose Jonathan Jay

We went to Ripley for the 4th of July and stayed at Paw Paw Arthur's house.

The kids loved running around in his yard as soon as we got there.

Abigail and Paw Paw Arthur

Abigail and her second cousin, Mylieh

Jonathan and Mylieh

They had a ball running around in Maw Maw Freeda's backyard.

Abigail giving her other second cousin, Kashyn, BIG hugs!

Rachel and Jonathan eating watermelon

Abigail and Maw Maw Freeda at the parade

Rachel, Maw Maw Freeda, and Abigail

Jonathan had such a good time at the parade.

Maw Maw Ruby bought Abigail and Rachel matching outfits.

Jonathan and Rachel

Taking a break... waiting for more candy.

After the parade, we had a cookout at Paw Paw Arthur's house. The kids played on this red ride-on toy for hours... going up and down the hill!

Jonathan LOVED it! As soon as he woke up each morning, he wanted to go outside and ride on it.

That night, we went to the carnival and the kids rode rides.

Abigail and Mylieh on the merry-go-round.

After the carnival, we went to the cemetery on the top of the hill to watch fireworks.

I could not see what I was taking pictures of and the flash was so bright, they had to close their eyes.

The next day, we went to the arts and crafts fair and the kids got to make their own rope bracelets.

Here's Jonathan making his...

Abigail remembered making kites last year, so we had to do that!

There was a breeze blowing that day, so they were able to fly them too.

There was also a petting zoo. Jonathan and Miss Teri are feeding the baby horse.

Abigail was surprisingly scared of the animals. Here is a picture of her feeding a baby goat through the fence.

Jonathan and Paw Paw Donnie sitting on the back porch.

Daddy took Abigail for a ride on Paw Paw Arthur's four-wheeler.

Of course, Jonathan had to go too. It was his first time and he LOVED it! He wanted to "go AGAIN!" =)

Abigail saying good-bye to Maw Maw Violet and Paw Paw Arthur.

Jonathan didn't want to give hugs and kisses or get his picture taken. He wanted to get down and play. He didn't want to leave.

Saturday, July 12, 2014