Fourth of July

Fourth of July is double the fun around the Gibbs, we also get to celebrate Grandaddy's birthday! This year he turned the big 7-0, which meant a BIG cake and TWO celebrations. On the actual 4th we went over to Aunt Laura's house for brunch. Tatum was introduced to the "Liberal Mafia"-a group of amazing, and very patriotic, friends that have been together for over 50 years. They oohed and ahed as Tatum fought Grandaddy for the spotlight. The kids were having a blast in the pool. I tried to capture an action shot of Bennett's fancy diving board moves, but was a little slow and got mostly the post "splash".

The next day we went for a second party over at Uncle Bob and Aunt Shirley's. Another big cake for Grandaddy AND chocolate covered strawberries (YUM!) Tatum was introduced to (and spoiled by) all the Austin's...with all the boys running around they were excited to see someone in pink! The kids were back in the pool as the adults strolled down memory lane looking at old photographs and memorabilia. We also got a tour of Mark and Cyrese's beautiful new house...And Shirley's shiny new Mercedes! Life is good for the Austins! And for all of us, it was a great weekend! Check out all the photos: