"Staycation" Day 1

Happy 4th of July!!!  We had originally thought we'd spend this week with our dear friends in California.  However, the more we thought about Hannah being so little, not sleeping through the night and no idea what a 6 hour road trip would be like we decided to do a "staycation" this year.  We are thrilled to have daddy off of work for 5 days to spend time with us. :)  This mornings weather was such a treat, like we were in CA anyway.  Overcast, a little rain and 75 degrees, thank you Jesus.  So believe it or not we started the morning (in Phoenix, in July) with a lovely walk and bike ride.  (Caeden did have a great time, this is just his cool dude pose I think. ;))

 Hannah loving an opportunity to watch the world cozied up to daddy.  Who wouldn't like that? 

 We spent early afternoon through the evening at my parents house with both sets of families together.  We had a good time swimming, playing volleyball, eating and chatting.  Fun times!!  

 Tonight we came home, put Hannah to bed and the 4 of us climbed the ladder to the top of our roof to watch fireworks.  Blankets, snacks, drinks... it was a great time.  My parents did the same with us growing up and carrying on the tradition almost brought tears to my eyes.  

The boys LOVED it.  They were so giddy the whole time we were on the roof.  Caleb came to me at one point and said, "this was the best idea ever, thanks mom, I love you!"  Oh, what a heart warmer!  Caeden couldn't get over the idea that he was seriously on his roof!  He's not sure if his friends will even believe him. :)  It was fun to be able to let Hannah get sleep and spend quality time with the boys! We finished off our fun day with sparklers in the backyard (thank you Grandma Molly!)  Stay tuned to day 2 of Murphy Staycation ;)