A Rare Moment

Here is a very rare moment...pictures with Mommy. Usually, I am the one taking all of the pictures. Take a close look...is there any McCool in these two? Mommy with the princess...

Mommy with Mr. Trouble...

Fun at Grandma's

Luke was home to visit and the boys played very nicely with the Lego. Thank goodness Grandma has a ton of it!

Luke gets ready to add to Cole's creation. Cole has been very big into creating things lately. I am really amazed with his creativity!

Heidi is adjusting Grandma's curtains. Such a pretty girl!

Andy is caught hiking his shorts up. Having short legs make all of your shorts look like capris.

Inside the House

The mosquitos have taken over in town so we have been spending alot of time in the house. We are hoping things get better soon. The natives are starting to get restless!Heidi always needs a pair of shades in the house.

Andy has found the step stools... lately he is spending much of his time finding new ways of getting in trouble. Heidi tends to watch and then tattle!

Cole relaxes with a good book while Mom and Dad clean the house.

Splish Splash

Heidi shows off her new swimsuit.

Heidi and Andy communicate on whether the pool is fun or not. Obviously, one thinks it is fun and the other is not quite so sure!

Andy would have prefered spending his time outside the pool, but we forced him in to cry and clutch to us with complete utter sadness!

On the other hand, Heidi loves it. She doesn't want to get out. She looks at Andy crying his eyes out wondering what his problem is!

Then there is Cole...the master of splashing! Luckily, Heidi doesn't mind the tidal waves and getting splashed.

4th of July Celebration

We celebrated the 4th of July up at the lake. Thanks for everything Aunt Diana and Uncle Lou! We had a wonderful time... thanks for joining us Aunt Donna and Uncle Squeak!

The twins kept very busy, or they kept us very busy. Pretty much life as normal!

Andy enjoys running around like a wild man. Thankfully, no one ran into the lake!

Fishing

Everyone got a chance to fish. The fishing crew did pretty well in the end. It took a while to get a bite but patience prevailed!

Mommy got the first bite!

Josh holds his catch with a big grin!

Cole even got a catch. Mommy and Daddy missed it, but Aunt Diana was good enough to send Mom the picture!

Even Aunt Donna got in on the fishing. Cole made a fishing pal!

More Fun at the Lake

Despite being a little cool, Heidi enjoyed running around and playing near the lake.

Andy was amazed by the stone frog. He even kissed it, but obviously he did not have "the touch"! It was still a frog when we left.

Papa decided to try Heidi's hat on for style. Nice look, Papa!

Uncle Randy taught Andy how to throw stones into the lake. Luckily, that was the only thing thrown in!

Fireworks

Karen and Josh await the fireworks display. Josh only saw a few before his heavy eyes got the best of him!

This is a picture of Cole, Daddy, and Heidi watching the fireworks. Heidi actually stayed awake the entire time! Andy made it half way through the fireworks before given in to sleep. We couldn't believe it since neither one of them stay up past 9:00!

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