the 4th.

my eyelids are drooping, words slurring in my head, fingers aren't working properly...it has been a looong weekend but i just downloaded all my pictures and am excited to share some of the fun we had! i don't think that we could have packed anything more into this holiday! i spent the week in vegas visiting good friends and family. Then, the marshall mob + my sister all drove back to the mountains thursday just to hop in the car the next morning in route for san diego! the beach was awesome and it was so fun to see tyson, kari, mya and owen! it was noah's and lyla's first beach experience and saying noah loved it is a huge understatement! he ran around the entire time we were there! we packed a lot into one day...good food, beach, and fireworks. then, we headed back to running springs that night and started off saturday with a rhino ride through the mountain trails. it was so fun! then, my sister, sara and i braved the crowds down at lake arrowhead with the kids for the fourth of july celebration and fireworks! noah kept screaming "woah! awesome!" and was so excited he got to see the fireworks again. tad and tracy are the best at hosting huge dinners for the family so tonight was another fun night with good fun and games. as tired as i feel right now, it was so worth it! i just wish loren were here to be a part of all the fun. he took his own little vacation to vera cruz, mexico with a few school friends so i am glad that he was able to have a little fun himself! i have a ton (not as much as sarah and anthony) of pictures so picking just a few share is going to be hard, but i'll try! and then i am going to crash...

ohhh, we just love grandma marshall... she is the BEST.

his shorts couldn't keep up, they only lasted half of the day...

i grabbed noah long enough to attempt a family picture. he lasted .02 seconds...

this is pretty much what noah did pretty much all day...

i just love this cute pic of emmalee! she was the only one i could get to pose for me!