We had a lovely Fourth of July staying here in Portland.  In our pre-kid lives we loved going down to the Waterfront Blues Festival and this was our first year taking the kiddos down to it.  While it was a bit chaotic, and involved going home for naps in the middle of the day, it was still a good time.  We hung out with my parents, and Adam, Mary and friends joined us for part of the day as well.  

Mary stayed with us for one night and, bless her heart, got up with the kids in the morning.  She took this picture of how Clare greeted her at the break of dawn.