The 4th of July

Continued...Camden, ME trip recap

The day began with a lovely breakfast and a pilates class instructed by Chloe, who recently obtained her Pilates Instructor certificate. I definitely had a rough time with the push ups. I have the worst upper arm strength. It was a great way to get in a quick workout especially since I had been eating like a king!

Side Plank

Breath and Stretch

Chloe the Pilates Instructor

Work it, work it.

After the pilates workout, I headed back to the house to hang out and the kids played. Paul met up with his cousins over at Curtis Island and they hiked a bit and swung on a giant swing. Paul got some cool video on the GoPro of them all swinging on the swing. Below is a link to his YouTube video.

https://youtu.be/tE1-6aSk2NA

Swinging on Curtis Island

Later that day, we enjoyed a delicious July 4th picnic out on the lawn. We even had a tiny dance party. :) The weather cooperated which was perfect. There was a tiny breeze so that kept the bugs away.

4th of July Picnic

1000 piece puzzle- DONE

Freshly whipped cream is a perfect treat!

Aunt Missy's 60th birthday was on July 4th. The whole family put together a scrapbook full of notes and photos. In order to get the scrapbook, both Teresa and Ashley created a scavenger hunt for Aunt Missy. It was the sweetest thing to watch Aunt Missy going to each little place in the house and outside to find clues that the girls had hidden. Super creative and Aunt Missy loved it! She loved the scrapbook as well.

Happy Birthday Aunt Missy

Yay!

After the cookout and dessert, we all spent some time relaxing and gearing up for the big Lip Sync Battle! Claire Osburn (Tyler's girlfriend) and I thought that it would be fun to have a lip sync competition - especially with all the talent and goofy personalities in the family.  Claire and I were the MC's.  About 8-10 people competed in the battle. The songs ranged from classic ballads, to alternative rock, to 80s standards. I even competed singing a "Christmas" classic - Jingle Bells, but with a twist! LOL! After everyone performed, some family members acted as judges and determined that there was a tie between Aunt Missy, Paul and me. We had to do a tie breaker song, which wound up being Single Ladies by Beyonce. Paul won 1st place, I was 2nd, and Aunt Missy was 3rd. It was such a fun time! Definitely a highlight of the trip for me!

Aunt Missy performing My Heart will Go On

Me performing Jingle Bells? by Barbra Streisand

Paul performed I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Ashley even competed! She did Built for This by Becky G

Our sweet boy, Corey performed Immortals by Fall Out Boy

Everyone who competed taking a bow

The Tie Breaker song, Single Ladies

After the competition, we ate some leftovers, listened to music and built a bonfire. It was getting chilly, and dusk was upon us. We began heading down to the dock to watch the fireworks. It was such a stellar view. We were so close to where they were setting them off.  It was an awesome fireworks show. After the fireworks, everyone got some sparklers and ran around with them outside on the lawn. Corey got a little frightened of the fire and the neighbors were setting off fireworks so made a quick exit to the house.  We headed to bed after looking at the moon for a bit. Happy 4th!!!

Ashley getting her sparkler from Aunt Cheryl