a very happy 4th

The Herndons had a great 4th of July. We started off the day at Stone Mountain Park - taking a hike and letting Tucker go for a nice cool swim. Maddie did great on the hike (although Daddy carried her 3/4 of the way) and thought the sight of Tucker swimming was really funny!

the crew

playing in the water with Tuck



a quick break

Watching Tuck swim like Daddy


the dog has a good life

happy dog, happy dog

Cheese!

We grabbed some Subway on the way home (one of my intense cravings... a veggie sub) and Maddie took a nap to get ready for a fun night of swimming, friends and the downtown Decatur parade! All summer she's been VERY timid in and around any type of water. If you remember our Myrtle Beach trip... she had NO interest in the pool or even sitting on the beach. She did much better in this small pool with her friends swimming with us! Im so happy she got used to it.

getting in with Mommy

getting in with the guys (thats cute little Morgan with her)

The Howard twins looking on

Yay! A smile IN the water!

After the parade we lined the kids up and fed em some grub. Cuteness.

And perhaps the cutest moment of the night... when Maddie fed Mason some dinner

We were home by 8:30pm and completely exhausted. We figured Maddie wouldnt enjoy the fireworks much this year as she's not into big loud things, so we tucked her in and watched the DC fireworks on TV. Unfortunately for Tucker - we could hear the Decatur fireworks really well from our house. Tuckers getting wimpy in his old age and hid in the shower the entire night. What a weirdo! I have a picture of it but don't want to embarass him.

Hope you all had a great 4th!