July 4th Weekend

We had another great weekend! Uncle Tommy, Aunt Danielle,Vincenzo and their dog Tank came down to visit us during Unc's vacation from work. We had a great time and were so sad to see them leave this morning.  

Gabriella's first time fishing! Saturday morning, David, Gabriella and Uncle Tommy went over to one of David's coworker's house to fish. His colleague's house sits on several acres of land and they have a pond full of fish. Gabby and David's coworker's daughter, who is just a few years older than Gabby, had a great time fishing and playing together. 

Because the pond has so many fish they didn't have to wait too long

 to get a bite. Here's Gabby exercising her patience - it's a difficult task for a 4 year old.

Gabby caught her first fish - a perch.

Uncle Tommy caught a big catfish!

Daddy caught a bass!

Later in the day we brought the gang to our favorite Mexican restaurant in Tulsa. The girls love their Unc and Aunt Danielle!

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After Mass on Sunday we took some photos of the kids together. 

Aren't they all so cute! Vinny is 3 1/2 weeks now and is a really great baby. He rarely, if ever, cries and sleeps like a champ. We barely heard from him all weekend. The girls love him so much! Gabby is obsessed with him (to put it mildly) and really can't get enough of him. 

Take 2!

Sunday after dinner, the girls enjoyed throwing "snappers" on the ground and watching the "snakes." We were warming up for fireworks later in the evening.

Vinny thought he'd take a quick snooze before the big show later on. :)

So excited to watch the "snakes."

Having a good time despite the 100 plus degrees and hot sun!

Later in the evening after it got dark, our neighbors invited us over to enjoy some fireworks and we watched the city's fireworks show from our driveways. We really like our new neighborhood and have made some friends.

Vinny even stayed awake for some of them. What a doll!

Adriana wasn't into the sparkers. She liked sitting on our laps.

This morning before they left. The girls got in a few more minutes of "Vinny Time." We miss them all so much and we hope they visit us again soon.