We had our family 4th of July get-together today. We went over to my cousin's house. We all had fun, and I took a whole bunch of pictures, but my favorites are the ones of my niece, nephew, and sweet little cousins.
So firstly, a picture of their deck. I post this because my cousin is so proud of it. He built it all himself. Of course, I expect it to look good; he's a master carpenter (but he's only a few years older than me!). Anyhoo, here's the first picture:
Here's the fire pit, where the kids eventually toasted marshmallows:
This is my niece (the one who calls me "Uncle Johnnyboy"). We had only been here a few moments, and she was determined to get into a little mischief.
Here she is waiting for me to push her on the swing. I love her little pigtails.
My brand new nephew plotting world domination from atop his seat of power.
Later on that evening, we all got together on the deck as the fireworks started. My cousin (left - who, coincidentally, also calls me "Uncle Johnnyboy", but I don't mind

) and my niece (right) being adorably silly for the camera:
My little nephew as the fireworks started.
And a few fireworks images (I took these to test out the night shot on my camera. I think they came out okay):