Happy 4th of July Weekend!

For Independence Day we always spend it in Syracuse on the lake. But this time was special because it was Tommy's first lake weekend.  We were on our own schedule so Tommy's nap schedule went out the window but he napped when he could.

It was mostly in the car.  

 With a toy on his arm!

Tommy finally met Addison, who was born 3 weeks before him.  They hit it off.

 Check out Tommy in his holiday weekend gear.  His shirt says Brand New in Red White and Blue.  Awww. He needs an American flag bandana.

Instead we put him in another hipster hat.

 Check out that rash-free face! This kid is unstoppable with those baby blues!

 We ate outside on the lake until the storm rolled through.

 Then we sat inside and waited to see if there was going to be a fireworks show.

There was!

 We couldn't take the boat out but it was cool to see from the lake house.

 It's always so neat to see the reflection on the water.

Big finale! 

How did Tommy do with the fireworks, you ask? He actually slept through most of them.  It was a little too late for him.  But they probably would have scared him anyway. 

The next day we came back to Syracuse to see some friends on Lake Tippecanoe.  

 We loaded Tommy up in his swim gear and took him out in the water.

 He looks pretty bundled up but with skin like his, would you take a chance?

He still enjoyed himself.  He had on a shark hat, a shark rash guard (fitting name, no?), and shark shorts.  Plus his mega cool shades.

 Look at that cutie keeping safe from the sun!

 We thought his cheeks might be getting pink so we brought him inside for a bit.

 Tommy decided he was done swimming so we changed him into his Purdue gear.  He played with Auntie Maria for awhile. He loved it!

 But he loves life in general.

We had to take him out one more time to say goodbye to our friends.  We had to take a quick picture by the lake.

Then we headed over to Gram and Pop's to visit.

Hung out with the doggies for a bit.

Plus Tommy got some quality Gram and Pop time.  Did I mention he also drooled all over himself? Yeah, I can't believe that either!! 

Happy Birthday, America!