Fireworks!

RASMUSSEN

"together we make a family"

Our Rasmussen family had such a great time with this Rasmussen family during our stay in Madison. Chris just loves getting some time to hang out and catch up with his brother, and I love getting to hang out and catch up with Jess...and of course, getting to meet baby Nadia was so.much.fun!!!
Momma smooches are the best, huh, Nadia?!

Thank You Dan and Jess for being such a wonderful host and hostess! They took such good care of us while we were in town and really made us feel welcome.
And the kids will not soon forget getting to meet their new adorable and squishy baby cousin!

Okay, on to the Fireworks!
The night before the 4th we drove down to The Terrace overlooking Lake Mendota.
We watched the sailboats, the sunset, and fireworks to music that was broadcast over the radio. This event has been named Rhythm and Booms. Wehad a lot of fun, and it was kind of crazy, but we made it through.


Here are some pics of Lake Mendota:
(Dan, Jess, and baby Nadia in her stroller are on the far right)
There were lots and lots of sailboats lined up here, and each time Alex passed one he would say,
"There's another lellow boat,
There's another lellow boat,
There's another lellow boat..."

Madison was so crisp and clean and pretty and fresh.

Our hotel was pristine,

every lawn was perfectly manicured,

smooth lines in all of the architecture,

it makes you just feel comfortable sitting down anywhere and being satisfied with where you are.

Ahhh...

When we got to the Terrace we grabbed a table, parked the moms and kids, and the men went out to hunt for food.

Seriously adorable, huh?

Sweet Baby Nadia

(Yep, I made them matching bows. I think they were cute.)

Happy 4th of July gettup!

They did get lots of compliments, but Nadia won that ooohing and aaahing contest by a landslide!

These guys were certainly a close second though...

Look at those gorgeous baby blues!

I love this picture of Dan and Nadia...I love how he's looking directly into the lens and saying, "This is my perfect daughter. I love her, and will protect her from all harm!"

What a good Daddy!

Fireworks!

I don't really know how to use my camera, so the pictures of the actual fireworks are really, really lame.

Mommy and Baby

Hmmm...I wonder who Nadia got those beautiful blue eyes from...

This is how everyone looked during the first sixty seconds of the fireworks show.

The last thirty minutes was absolute pandemoneum, pure chaos, and involved lots of following, chasing, catching, and negotiating, all to no avail.

Ahh well, just another day...

While not captured well, the fireworks were pretty amazing, especially with their reflection in the water. Gorgeous. It was also a perfect set up for kids, in theory, because we were so far away from where the fireworks went off that we couldn't actually hear them. No scary booms.

All we could here was the music that they were set to.

I think that night all of us literally fell into bed and were fast asleep by the time our head hit the pillows. It was a good day.