4th of July

We went to Grandma and Pap-Pap W's for 4th of July, which is a handy place to go because you can see the fireworks from their front yard. I decided to try making the American Flag Cake in Parents magazine (which is filled with Really Cute Ideas I Always Plan to Attempt But Never Do), and here's how it turned out...you won't be seeing me featured on Ace of Cakes anytime soon, but it wasn't half-bad by my standards:

Patriotic Binks:

A rare family pic (please tell me I don't always look this dweeby!):


About to slay an unpatriotic vampire, or just twirling excitedly with a flag? You be the judge.

The Beaws. Why does my head look so skinny??

Awww...a kiss for her great-great grandma!

OK, funniest thing EVER: at the zoo entrance the other day, they took a pic of the three of us, and the guy said to Greg and me, "Stick your elbows out and we'll put a toucan on each of your arms." When I went to look up the photo online today, I found that a) they did not, in fact, insert the toucans, so we just look like huge morons, and b) Keira heard his instructions and stuck her elbow out, too! I laughed for about an hour when I saw this:

(I think that if I actually bought the photo, they'd go ahead and insert those digital toucans...and doubt that this was an elaborate ruse on behalf of the zoo. But, I could be wrong!)