Life Lately: 4th of July, Puppy Playtime and Fireworks!

We had another full day on the 4th of July! We started out with heading to the movies with Tim's sister to see The Legend of Tarzan. If I'm being honest the movie was far down on my to-see list. Like, non-existent I had NO interest in seeing it but I went along for the ride and it was a great movie. It was entertaining and very different then I expected it to be and I'm glad I went to see it. 

After the movie we had some puppy play time!

Attie was a little resistant to her pool and hasn't been a huge fan of the water so far. 

But after a few different tricks we managed to get her in there and she had a blast!

After playing in the water and rolling around in the dirt...

And jumping all over Tim...

She was pretty tired! We spent the afternoon playing Hi-Low-Jack and made dinner on the grill before driving down to Wakefield and checking out the fireworks at Old Mountain Fields.

There is absolutely no filter on that picture, the sky was truly that gorgeous!

I also got to hang out with my favorite baby, Emma!

Brit and I have sat together during the fireworks at Old Mountain Fields so many times I've lost count. Although we don't necessarily go every year (I've missed a few years for various reasons) it is great to have a place to always plan on going for 4th of July!

Tim is so good with Emma and she LOVES him, she has been fascinated with him since we first introduced them which is so cute! She has been rolling around like crazy too so it was fun to see her rolling around on the blankets, she will be crawling before we know it!

Also; Emma, Bella, and Attie all were GREAT during the fireworks. You would think that between two babies and a puppy someone would've freaked out. Attie was fed treats once the fireworks started and didn't seem fazed by them at all. Emma and Bella both watched for a couple minutes and then passed out...amazing!

So that was our 4th of July and I hope you had a great one as well!

Disney- Day 3!

Day 3 at Disney World started off with the safari ride at Animal Kingdom! We had heard that early morning was the best time to go on this ride because the animals had just been fed and were more likely to be out and around during that time. It was definitely true! I saw more animals on this safari then I ever have before. Here is just a few of the pictures I snapped during the safari....

In addition to the safari ride, we also went on Kali River Rapids (where I got completely soaked!), Expedition Everest (one of the best rollercoasters ever!), and Dinosaur (scariest ride ever!). I love rides where there are huge drops, but I hate anything where things jump out at you. I would much rather ride Tower of Terror a thousand times in a row then go on a ride where something jumps out at me!

We also went to see The Lion King show, which was amazing! There is so much talent on the stage it is unbelievable. I especially appreciated the amazing dance routine and the incredible gymnasts. I truly enjoyed every second of it and think that I could easily watch it more than once in a day.

After leaving Animal Kingdom it was time to head back over to Epcot. We didn't get a chance to work our way around the countries the day before, so we took our time perusing the countries we were interested in.

I saw Duffy the Disney bear!

Sam got a henna tattoo in Morocco, and that gave us a chance to check out all the fabulous jewelry that was in there!

We also managed to catch a glimpse of a few other characters!

Then we headed to the Polynesian resort to relax on the beach and watch the fireworks over the Magic Kingdom. We had a perfect view of Cinderella's Castle and it was truly an amazing place to watch the fireworks, I highly recommend it!

While we waited for the fireworks Sam decided to make a "hidden" Mickey in the sand. A lot of people walked by and pointed it out and took pictures of it. Sam was grinning from ear to ear!

It was a great last night in Disney World, but we still had one day left to explore so stay tuned for tomorrow's post on Disney, Day 4!

4th of July Recap!

Sorry, no couponing this week... I just wasn't in the mood and there weren't any great deals at CVS anyways! So instead of a couponing post today, I'm going to share a little bit about my 4th of July!

I started off the day with walking/running a mile on the treadmill, making sure that I got some exercise in before I started my day! Then I took off to spend the day with my parents in Newport. We drove over to Newport but found that it was so busy, we decided to head to Jamestown instead where it was far less crowded.

We walked around in downtown Jamestown, which was all decked for America's birthday!

Then we decided to stop for lunch at the Jamestown Oyster Bar. I had the most delicious chicken parmesan sandwich- it was amazing! I'm not quite sure what it was about the sandwich but I absolutely enjoyed every bite of it.

After eating lunch we drove down to Beavertail Park to walk along the cliffs and take some pictures of the beautiful ocean. I had heard of people exploring Beavertail before, but I had never been there myself and I have to say that I loved it!

Can you see my mom peering over the grass in the picture below?!

Dad checking out the view.

My parents on one of the paths

I should know by now two things about myself.
Number one: I cannot wear white without thoroughly destroying it.

Number two: I cannot do anything remotely dangerous, that includes walking on rocks. My hand is all cut up and my leg is worse. Awesome!

Later last night I went to Old Mountain Fields and watched fireworks with one of my best friends, Brittni.

It was a fun night and we had a great time hanging out and watching the fireworks show. It was a beautiful relaxing 4th of July!

What did you do for the 4th of July?

Have a great weekend everybody!

Weekend Recap!

Wow it's been a busy weekend! I literally don't think I stopped the entire weekend! 

On Saturday I worked for 4 hours in the morning, and then headed off to our annual gym show to work some more. We had two shows and I am definitely glad they are over!!

Later that night I needed to blow off some steam so I headed over to the Westerly Summer Pops concert with Brittni and Steve to have a picnic dinner, listen to the show, and watch some fireworks.

We had a great time, and it was so nice to see Brittni since her birthday is tomorrow and I wasn't sure I would be able to see her on her actual birthday!

After a great night with Brit and Steve I headed home to get some sleep...then Sunday morning I took a nice hike with my dad.

I'm not quite sure how long of a hike it was miles-wise because we ended up getting lost a few times...and I totally forgot to track it on my phone. However, we ended up hiking for about 90 minutes which was a great workout! I took a nice long shower afterwards and then got ready to meet my co-worker Doreen to work on a few things for our upcoming recital.

I ended up hanging out with her and her family all afternoon, her husband Mike made us some yummy drinks and we had a great time just hanging out.

I had to leave around 6:30 because I had plans to go to the movies with my friend Kristin! We went to see Monsters University which was absolutely adorable. If you liked Monsters Inc AT ALL, you should definitely go see Monsters University! It was amazing, absolutely adorably amazing. Go see it.

We got out of the movie in such great moods because it was just so adorable. Unfortunately I had to water someones plants for them, go get milk (no place was open- I had to go to a gas station where some kid was as high as a kite...), and drop mail in a mail box before I got home. It was crazy doing random errands at 9:30 at night. Always a fun time =)

Finally, I got home, in time to see the HUGE moon in the sky and get a great nights sleep.

How was your weekend? Was it crazy busy?! What did you do?