July 4, 2009...Happy 4th of July!

This 4th of July was a lot busier than usual....that morning I helped sell fireworks, like I try and do every year, to earn money for gym classes, my friend Melanie got married and I was the photographer, and we hosted a bbq and fireworks at our house!

Melanie amd Jay's wedding was beautiful. They had a very intimate ceremony at Kopachek State Park, just past Gig Harbor, WA. There were lots of family and friends there to wish them well :)

The cake, complete with cupcakes for the kids....the "Little People" cake on top played "Here comes the bride"

Melanie and her bridesmaid, Emily

Melanie looked so beautiful :)

Beautiful mommy and daughter, Morgan

Mel's daughter, Morgan, was the flower girl

The bouquet of fresh roses

Brendon gives this a "thumbs up"!

Mom with sons, Tristan and Brendon

Heading up for the ceremony....boys giving mom away :)

Flower girl doing her job

The ceremony was really neat....flowers were beautiful

Tristan and Brendon were the ring bearers

Emily, Mel, Jay, and Jay's bro and best man

The happy couple

First kisses....

My mom, Summer, and Angie came to the wedding too

Morgan, caught red handed...stealing Jelly bellies, yum

Angie and Summer

Me and Summer

Awe....

The family

Angie doing bubbles

Emily's bubble send off :)

After the wedding, I headed home to our family fireworks.....got there just in time for it to turn dark. Next year, our city might have a ban on fireworks, so we squeezed it in one last time at our house...Tom's parents, his sister, Jeanette and her family, and my parents were there to help celebrate.

Uncle Matt, Chris, Andrew, and little Tom

Hanging out on the lawn...My mom and dad, father-in-law, and nephew, Jared

Fireworks!

Morgan (she kept hiding from the noise under her blanket), Jeanette, and Jared

Me and Morgan

Summer was much happier when daddy took her inside

Andrew and Chris doing snakes

Little Tom

Ah, the fun cleanup!