Happy First Fourth of July!

(Okay, it wasn't technically Christopher's first Fourth of July, but since we spent his first one in the hospital, we aren't counting it.)

So, for Christopher's first Fourth of July, he got some special visitors. His cousins Alicia, Ruben, and Carmen drove from Texas to meet him for the first time.

Alicia and I started out the day by giving Carmen and Christopher a bath. It was the first time Christopher took a bath with another baby. At first he wasn't sure if he was going to like it, but soon they warmed up to each other. After their bath, they played with Christopher's grill out on the porch. They both made yummy BBQ. Perfect for the fourth!

Then we all piled in the car and headed to the aquarium. Carmen had never been to an aquarium, so we knew this would be a fun trip. Carmen really loved to see all the different sea life. She got really close to the glass to get a good look at everything. Christopher seemed to look much more closely then the first time we took him. A little later, Millie, Theta, and Bea, meet us there. With three babies we had extra fun. We then headed to the big pumpkin where Carmen and Bea had lots of fun exploring. After we looked at all the fish, we went had a bite to eat in the restaurant. The babies had lots of fun eating together. We had a really fun day.

(Christopher's keeping an eye on all his toys.)

(Carmen shows off her great big smile, and Christopher looks at the camera.)

(Christopher is all dressed up for the Forth.)

(Carmen is grilling up a yummy hot dog.)

(Wow! What great chiefs.)

(Christopher is very interested in the sting rays.)

(Carmen is also very interesting in the sting rays.)

(Carmen leans in for a closer look at the fish.)

(The big tank really captured Carmen's attention.)

(Carmen points our her favorite fish.)

(Carmen gets really excited as a fish goes by.)

(Christopher decides to get up close and personal with the sea creatures.)

(Here fishy, fishy.)

(Bea finally joins the party. All the babies were dressed for the holiday.)

(Bea looks at Christopher as he starts to get sleepy.)

(We end our journey with a quick photo of all the babies.)

At the end of the day the poor babies were exhausted.