Independance celebration with my family

We went to my parents last night to celebrate the 4th of July. One of my younger brothers has been in Officer Training School for the Army for the last 5 1/2 months. He was finally home and so we had all of my siblings and their families meet at my parents for a bar-b-que.

 My grandpa came as well.

Here he is with his newest great~grand baby, my older brothers girl, C.

Here's my Grandpa, my brother, his baby and my dad.

My army brother and his lovely wife.

My baby sister and her new husband.

    My new niece!

V. and her cousin around the fire pit.

  Playing with sparklers.

Watching Steve set off some fireworks.

{my little nephew would tense all up and look like he was scared, but couldn't stop watching!}

My little niece was scared of the fireworks, but then would say,"Again! Again!"

    Riding down the slide off my parents patio.

     Steve and his fireworks show!

And here's the whole fam~damily!

{Minus one brother-in-law who was working}

My army brother is leaving next week for some schooling and then he and his family will go off to where ever he will be stationed at. It might be awhile before we all get together again. And it was so nice to have us all home at the same time!

{ And this photo does not include my step family. Add about 3 times as many people and that would be the entire family!}