We partied hard with the Kiser family.  We went to the beach, played on the slip 'n slide, went to the beach, barbecued, went to the beach, toured Boston in 95 degree weather, went to the beach, ate ice cream and watched fireworks, toured Newport, and went to the beach.  There is now sand throughout the house and piles of dirty laundry everywhere but we sure had a great time.  I loved the chaos of having nine kids running around playing together.  In case you ever wondered, RI is pretty awesome in the summer time.  If you don't believe me then come visit.  I promise we'll show you a good time.  Now I need a nap but I've got to pack for our month-long trip to Utah.

Nothing better than a 4th of July baseball game at our playing fields behind our house

Landon is the best 3 yr old pitcher I've ever seen

fireworks in the backyard

Fireworks and mosquitos

Newport Cliff Walks

These kids were in their element being near the ocean

a real working light house.  RI has a ton of them

Crab Beach - the only beach pic I took

Boston

Refreshed after downing 7-11 slurpees in the 95 degree humidity

Ever wondered why we call him Bean?  Cuz he was born in Beantown of course!

2 Navy families in front of the USS Constitution

Feeding 13 people at every meal was no small task