4th of July 2011 in Etown

We headed back to Evanston to spend one of Mama's favorite holidays there -- the 4th of July. It was Izzy & Ethan's first Etown style 4th of July, and they loved every minute of it. We were fortunate to see some of Mama's long time friends from home as well as the Georgetown crew, for our annual meet-up. The crew has grown by one since last May when we met up in Michigan City, and we were so happy to finally meet Ella, Tom & Rebecca's beautiful baby girl.
*Just an advance warning, I took over 400 pictures, so it was hard to narrow it down to just a few for this post. If you want to see all of the pictures, click here.
Catching lightning bugs with Momo:

Iz in her favorite tree (in Momo's garden clogs):

Momo & Izzy take a stroll through the garden:

The famous Central Street Parade, with Momo, Jiji, and the Limarzis:








BBQ at Momo & Jiji's with the G'town crew:




Fireworks over Lake Michigan:


Museum of Science & Industry:






Millennium Park Concert:







Picnic on the Beach:


Everyone!

Just the kids:

Just the adults (plus babies):

Dads and daughters:

Sharks and Minnows:

Chicago Botanic Gardens:





Running through the sprinkler:

With Momo & Jiji:

Hangin' with Etown friends:
Laura (and Sally, Gus, Violet):

Ethan and Gus:

Violet:


Casey and Sofia and Maddie:




With Erin and Molly, Alice, Charlotte at the park:





Erica and Elias: