4th of July

I love the 4th of July! Food, family, friends, fireworks, and no work. When we thought Zander was arriving around June 30, we thought it would be great if he could wait around and be born on the 4th. What a cool birthday that would have been. Now his birthday will fall on Memorial Day in May every few years. It's still a holiday.  

This year for the 4th, we went with the Merrill clan to Pinetop and rented a cabin. It was Zander's first road trip and he did really well. Here we are on the way there.

Pinetop was beautiful with cool weather. Once we got to the cabin, we went for a walk and found the old Merrill family cabin in the same neighborhood. The new owners fixed it up and it looks amazing! Devin used to spend a lot of summers and 4th of Julys at this cabin growing up. There is a lake right up the street where he would skip rocks with his siblings and cousins. We all wish we still owned this cabin.

  

On Saturday, we went to the parade in ShowLow and Mum and Al met us there. The parade was a bit slow, but what can you expect from a small town. It was still fun.

We went back to the cabin for a bbq and some relaxation.

We ended the night with some go-kart racing, ice-cream, and a movie.

For the 4th of July, we went to Sunrise Resort and rode the ski lift to the top of the mountain. Zander slept through the whole thing. Devin and I had never been to the resort in the summertime. It was beautiful!

We went to the lake again before we headed home. Devin went fishing and I layed on the blanket by the lake. I wish we could move to the cool mountains! 

We had a great weekend with family! Can't wait until next year when Zander will be crawling or walking around. Happy 4th of July.