Fourth of Nebraska - Schwisow style

We flew to Nebraska for the Fourth of July again this year.  There's just something magical about celebrating a holiday punctuated with fireworks in the heart of the Midwest.  We managed to see just about everyone in one trip, but this post is dedicated specifically to time with the Schwisow side.

One of my Top 10 favorite places in the world.

Grandpa's yard: where you're never too young to learn to drive...

 

We ate 9,000,000 of Grandma's "crack" cookies.

We played lots of piano, we went to the Lincoln Zoo and saw the flamingoes...

 ...Natalie learned that she LOVES fresh cherries (Katie does not)...

...we pulled weeds with Grandma...

...we flew kites in the backyard...

...and we ate lots of popsicles.

Natalie and Grandpa ran security detail while we prepped to throw Katie a lil surprise birthday party.

We built an extra large slip-and-slide in the yard with painters drop cloth, a ton of sprinklers and baby oil (which had to be moved every 2-hours, so as not to kill the grass).

We kicked back, enjoyed the beautiful (and unseasonably cool) weather and had a few beers on the Fourth of July...

 

 

 

 

Katie and Adrienne made and decorated yummy watermelon cakes...