fourth of july weekend

I am a few days behind, but we had a great fourth of July weekend. My parents came in on Friday evening {after a treacherous drive in lots of rain and storms} just in time for Chris and I to head out to a get together with some folks from church. They gladly kept Micah and put her to bed for us so that we could enjoy a night out. We had lots of fun eating a yummy dinner and playing Apples to Apples with some great friends!

Micah enjoyed lots of attention from Mimi and their dog, Chloe. Chloe loves Micah, and Micah thinks that Chloe is hilarious. Micah will just giggle and giggle when Chloe barks or tries to play. It's pretty cute!

She also spent lots of time being silly with her Pappy. She loves his glasses! Sorry if they are crooked now, Dad :)

Micah has also discovered Wrigley's toy basket and thinks his toys are fun, too. Now that she is crawling ALL OVER THE PLACE, we will have to keep a close eye on her with those stinky dog toys!

After enjoying being spoiled all day Saturday by Mimi and Pappy, we all decided to go to a local pizza place, Palio's, for dinner. It was super yummy, and at the end of our time there, it started pouring down rain! Because Micah was ready to be out of her highchair, she and Daddy decided to go check out the rain together!

Despite the rain, we still heard the fireworks going off as planned on Saturday night. We opted out of trying to see any fireworks this year because Micah goes to bed so early. She is sleeping soooo well these days that we don't want to do anything to mess that up! Fireworks were just totally NOT worth it!

Sunday, we all went to church, and {I have to brag for a moment} Chris spoke a powerful word from God! Seriously, he had me in tears a few times as we contemplated the holiness and majesty of God. Thanks for that reminder, babe! And, thanks for letting God use you for His glory!!! After church, we ate lunch, and my parents headed out. We always enjoy when they visit, and this time was no exception.

{This picture is sort of random, but I just thought Micah looked too cute on Sunday morning all dolled up for church. No bow...she pulled it off ;)}

We spent the afternoon mailing all of the Mercy Project t-shirts that people pre-ordered. I think we sent almost 100 of them!!! Check out this pile...

And, finally, the last one being weighed and stamped.

We ended the day by relaxing and watching the Macy's Fireworks Special on NBC. We had a great, low-key weekend...just how we like it!

Happy Fourth of July from our little cutie!