Peter and Caitlin come to visit for 4th of July weekend!

Stella arrived for Hannah from Auntie Kristi! Hannah very much enjoys cuddling with soft Stella.

Kisses!

Hey Stella, do you want to play with the water table?!

On the go again, playing the maraca

Brooke comes over to visit us and the girls make some wonderful music!

Hannah at it again. She loves this water table. Thanks, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Tom, Tiger and Cougar!

The latest trick has been taking the sails of the sailboats repeatedly and asking mom to "help fix boat."

On this particular day, Hannah "oops!" dropped a sea shell into the toilet, tossed a trash can down the stairs , was caught decorating the white window sills with her crayons, and finally, chucking all of Mom's recently folded, clean laundry down the stairs! What a day!

Lunch on a tropical day :)

Swinging with Brooke on the big-girl swings!

Hannah was given some bright orange stickers at the grocery store this morning and she decorated her shirt with them on the ride home.

The much anticipated arrival of Uncle Peter and Aunt Caitlin has finally come! On day 1, we brought them down to the pond!

Uncle Peter is still dry in this picture, but not for long! Hannah is good at splashing!

Look at that picture! I wish I hadn't accidentally cut-off Hannah's head!

Dad and Hannah.

Peter's gone under and is thinking that it's cold.

I love the water! I even like to go "under water" with my Dad!

Kick, kick, kick.

Bros: looking good.

The gang at the beach on day 1.

Swim time with Aunt Caitlin!

Hannah had a fantastic time playing with Aunt Caitlin. The two of them were laughing hysterically. Hannah LOVED snuggling with her.

Hannah also loves being the center of attention and will do as many goofy things as she can come up with once she's on a roll.

Hannah was having a blast on this couch with Uncle Peter and Aunt Caitlin. She couldn't get enough wiggling and giggling.

Susie and Brooke at the parade!

The kids paraded their decorated bikes around town.

Doesn't Caitlin look like a movie star here? It looks like she's directing her child along a busy street and the paparazzi has found her....

And, I suppose the paparazzi has found these two Mr Hollywoods, also.

Scouting out a place to situate ourselves for the parade.

Walking with Aunt Caitlin and Uncle Peter. At the beginning of the visit Hannah was very shy, but Aunt Caitlin and Uncle Peter quickly became the most common words out of Hannah's mouth during their stay.

Family photo op. See Mason?! Hannah gives kisses and hugs, pats and rubs to Mason several times a day. He's getting quite a bit of attention already! Let's hope that level of interest is maintained once Hannah has to start sharing her place at central stage with Mason!

I'm rehydrating from that 4th of July fun-run we did this morning!

Which, by the way, did you know that my Aunt Caitlin got third in her age group!?

This girl is truly happy-go-lucky. She is uplifting to be around (usuallY!).

Did you know that Hannah is a member of the US Polo Association?

Red, white and blue makes a monkey out of you!

Thumbs up. The camera didn't capture it here, but Hannah does thumbs-up with her index fingers....it's pretty cute, but ironic, because she knows which digit is the thumb is, but nonetheless insists on using her pointers.

Hannah at 22 months.

Although Hannah loved the candy, she didn't care much for the loud sirens.

HONK HONK! These guys were loud.

Red, White and Blue walking from parade to library for afternoon festivities!

Hannah got a Pooh bear balloon at the festivities on the library lawn for the 4th.

Pie-eating contest about to begin...

Pie-eating contest in action