4th Of July Weekend 2010

I was lucky enough to score a 4 day weekend for the 4th of July this year. My office decided to close the Friday before instead of the Monday after. To me this didn't make any sense but I was going to reap the benefits and make it a 4 day weekend. I had 2 very important things on my agenda for this weekend. 1. To spend as a ton of time with my baby girl and 2. to get Guiliana back into her "big girl" bed. I feel both were very successful!! Gules and I started off our mini-vacation Friday morning with taking Greg to work. He works downtown and was meeting his dad after work for the Dodgers/DBacks game so we figured they could just limit their trip to one car. Then Gules and I took a trip to Desert Ridge to meet Michally and Bella for some coffee and playtime in the water fountains. It was a very nice morning. So nice to just relax for a minute and spend time with my baby girl and our friends. After a few hours of play we came home to relax until it was time to head out to see Guiliana's 2nd movie in the theater... Toy Story 3. Grandma came over to spend sometime with us while Daddy and Grandpa went to the baseball game and we decided to invite Debra and Kendel to see it with us. Guiliana sat through the whole movie and enjoyed it very much. She sat like such a big girl while she ate her red vines and popcorn. Grandma just bought her a Buzz Lightyear and Woody dolls which she just can't seem to put down!
Saturday we just relaxed and rested up from our long work week and we knew that 4th of July was going to be a long and fun day so we wanted to save our energy. We spent the day snuggling and watching movies.
Oh and on a side note... Her first night of sleeping in her room went very well. She has been sleeping with us for the longest time due to her constant ear infections (I know, I know... its been over a year since she had her tubes and no infections we just haven't broken her of it yet). I wanted her to feel safe and secure her first couple of nights so I slept in there with her on my blow-up mattress. So far she has slept 4 nights and taken 1 nap in her bed and I think she is use to the idea.
4th of July was a fun day. We headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Tortora's house for our traditional pool time and were going to be joined by Grandma Angie, Great- Grandma and Grandpa Tortora, and the Hoover family. The girls had a blast swimming, playing, and chatting together. We ate so much yummy food!!! We had an assortment of ribs, hot dogs, turkey burgers, hamburgers, a few different salads, chips/dips, and corn on the cob off the grill. Then for dessert we had some homemade cookies, ice cream, watermelon, and blueberries. We spent the day enjoying each others company. We ended the day by watching the Macy's fireworks show and then a live show that we are able to see from just walking distance from Grandma's and Grandpa's. It was a great day and spent exactly the way the 4th is meant to be celebrated. Family, friends, and great food. I appreciate my in-laws always opening their home to us for these get togethers. Its always a great time!!!