4th of July

This year we joined the family of Brian's fiance, Lauren, to celebrate the 4th of July at their annual cookout.  Lauren's parents have always been very warm and friendly to Brian's whole family (us included), and the party was a nice opportunity to get to know the rest of her family better.  They live right on the water in Pasadena, and Nora loved exploring their yard, dock, and swimspa!  Since she was fighting what turned out to be a double ear infection, we brought her home rather than staying to see the fireworks, but we hear that from their house you can see quite a few different displays.  So although we missed that 4th of July staple, we were glad to have a chance to don our red, white, and blue and eat until we were stuffed... in true American fashion!