We had a great time in Gulfport for the town's family-friendly Fourth of July celebration, and enjoyed, very much, the chance to spend time with Granddaddy, Nana, Uncle Mike, Aunt Tanya, Makayla, Janet, and the First United Church of Gulfport!
After services at our church in Zephyrhills, we packed up & headed down to the 4th of July potluck at FUMC Gulfport, where we had the chance to catch up with the many friends we've made over the years there. In particular, we were glad to see Jenn and her daughter Aubree, just a year older than Quintin. Because of the torrential downpour, we missed most of the lunch, but fortunately, came with our own supplies of pasta salad and cake :-). We then headed over to Granddaddy & Nana's house, where we got to play & visit for a while with Uncle Mike, Aunt Tanya, Makayla & Janet. Makayla, our beautiful niece, is growing with incredible rapidity! She's almost ten months old now, and is a crawling champ! She's also starting to pull herself up, and even toddled around with some help from Mommy & Daddy :-) She & Quintin played on the piano at FUMC Gulfport, and knew just what to do on that piano, lol! It's such a joy to see my brother caring for his own child; he's such an amazing daddy! We love you all!
We enjoyed a quiet afternoon, playing inside with Nana's great supply of kiddie toys and munching on a lunch of fried chicken Granddaddy brought home, while it poured outside. Quintin loved playing with Nana & Grandaddy's new puppy, Sparky. The two had a great time together, and Sparky actually liked being carried around by Quintin, even trying to jump up into his arms once he'd put him down. It was so sweet to see Quintin caring for the "baby puppy," as he called Sparky; he was really gentle and loving :-)
Once Nana got home from work, we played a couple rounds of Last Word (the competition, guys verses girls, got pretty intense, lol!), before heading over to watch Gulfport's small parade. Fortunately, the rain stopped just long enough for us to watch most of the parade without umbrellas, and Quintin got lots of beaded necklaces, tons of candy (we gave most of it away!), and a little flag that he loved waving around :-). Since most of the usual downtown festivities had been rained out, we again headed back to Nana & Grandaddy's (they're located right in downtown Gulfport, so enjoying the activities is always very convenient!).
The rain again broke just before it was time to head down for the fireworks & we were able to lay out blankets and chairs right at the water's edge for a spectacular fireworks show! This was the first fireworks display that we saw as a family; the last time Mommy & Daddy had seen a city fireworks display was during our first date, six years ago! Watching them together was such an incredible treat -- Quintin loved them!
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