4th of July weekend

The 4th weekend saw a lot of fun activities for the Thomas family. Saturday we went to Red, White, and Boom (a concert done by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra @ CMAC in Canandaigua) with the Rochester Thomases and Eric (soon to be Uncle Eric).
CMAC has a lawn behind the regular orchestra seating, so we sat in lawn chairs and on blankets. It was probably the best way to enjoy a concert with a one-year-old because she was still able to roam a little bit. 

They brought a flag balloon for Eleanor to play with.  We weren't supposed to take pictures, but I took a few anyway.

We had a lovely time enjoying the music and watching Eleanor attempt to walk on a fairly steep slope.

After the concert, they provided a really nice (short) fireworks show.  Eleanor was getting pretty tired by that point, but still enjoyed her first experience with fireworks, as long as she was securely on Aunt Liz's lap.

On Sunday we joined the Toevs and some other friends at Hope Lake to give the kids a chance to play in the water.  And to give Eleanor a chance to try out her patriotic bikini (courtesy of Aunt Corey and Uncle Dan).

Eleanor really is a water baby, she was incredibly happy to play in the water for a couple of hours even though she hadn't had her full nap.  What follows are just some cute photos of her (and others).

As Aunt Corey said when she got her a bikini for her birthday, "If you've got it flaunt it!"

Just enjoying the beach

The whole crew, minus Hudson and Ian

Hudson enjoyed the water too

Gotta stay hydrated

Once we got cleaned up, the guys took a trip to the cars and Eleanor played up near our stuff.  She really liked the blanket that Ian and Vanessa brought and flopped on it multiple times.

Finally, once we got home, we brought an exhausted monkey into the house.  She barely stirred when we took her out of the car.  So, she and I snoozed on the couch for half an hour or so. I rarely get snuggles from her these days, so it was nice to get some time with her.