Pictures from the 4th

We spent the 4th of July celebrating with friends from Mike's work - it was a fabulous time!  I think it was safe to say by the end of the night that the kids were part fish and thoroughly enjoyed the pool.  Noah wants to learn to swim (lessons start tomorrow) and once or twice tried to swim on his own without a floaty...he gets back to the top but isn't quite a swimmer!  Of course someone was always right next to him.  Actually once he tried to swim on his own and another time put his floaty ring in the water and tried to jump into the ring - he had been jumping in the water with it around his waist previously and had success - but that wasn't quite a success either. 
The boys were also thrilled and excited for the fireworks!  There were those put on at the house and a great view of the "big" ones at a casino right down the road.  It was a perfect spot indeed to watch them.