Fourth of July

Here's how we celebrated the Fourth of July holiday at the Miller household -- with plenty of grandkids!

We started out on the evening of July 3rd with sparklers...

Kristi helps Judah with his sparkler. 

Alethia.

Hayley.

Collin.

Judah.

 

Then it's on to the backyard to light the fireworks.

Watching fireworks from the deck.

All the grandkids watching fireworks.

Judah was a little frightened by the noise.

After fireworks -- cousins in the bathtub!

The next morning -- time to play "jump on Mike!"

Playing "Pump the Pig."

Tof and the kids.

Everybody make a silly face!

Craft time!

Everybody doing crafts.

Hayley and Alethia.

Collin made a dinosaur.

The evening of the Fourth we drove to Lakeville to watch the fireworks show.

Hayley and her Grandma.

Sherry and the kids.

Two pals.

Time for fireworks -- put the top down on the convertible and sit on the back deck!

More Baby Lael

Because you just can't get enough baby pictures...

Alethia, Lael, and Judah.

Collin and Lael.

Collin really bonded with his baby cousin.

Two cute kids.

Hayley and Lael.

Our three granddaughters.

Baby Lael

Say a hearty welcome to our fifth grandchild, Lael Ghislaine Lee. Baby and mama Kristi are doing fine. (So is dad Tof.)

Baby Lael.

Mom, Dad, and baby.

Kristi and Lael.

Babies wear hats.

Mama and baby.

Grandma Sherry and Lael.

Alethia and her new little sister.

Holding hands. (Kind of.)

Judah wasn't too sure what to make about all this.

Judah's still not too sure.

Tof, Judah, Alethia, and Tof's dad Jim.

Tof, Judah, Alethia, and Hayley.

Tof, Lael, and Kristi.

The Lee family.

Lael and Alethia.

Judah holds his baby sister.

Alethia holds her baby sister.

Collin holds his cousin.

Sherry, Collin, Alethia, and Lael.

Hayley holds the baby.

Sherry and all her grandkids.

Collin holds baby Lael.

Mike and Lael.

Tof, his kids, and his parents Jim and Lynda look at pictures of the new baby.

Dinosaurs at the Zoo

Despite the 90-degree heat and humidity, Mike took Collin and Hayley to the Minnesota Zoo on their Special Day this week. The star attraction: Dinosaurs!

Hayley and Collin inside a whale's mouth.

Collin and Hayley? Or monkeys?

Watching the stingrays and sharks.

This, believe it or not, is a giant crab in a very small shell.

Watching the dolphins.

Hayley climbing to the treehouse in the playground area.

Hayley riding a fish.

The entrance to the dinosaur exhibit.

Collin and an ultrasaur. 

Collin's not really sure what this one was, but it was way cool.

A flying dinosaur on its nest.

Our pal, the t-rex. 

Collin, a mama triceratops, and a baby triceratops.

Lunch time!

Hayley on a tiger.

Tigers for everyone!