Monday July 1 - Parties, Fireworks, Roller Coasters and Family

After arriving on Wed, the girls had a day and a half to recover before we headed 2 hours up north to pick up Jacob.  The girls were so excited and Jacob did not know when they would arrive, so he was surprised.  He was so excited to see them again and now we were all officially together again. 

The girls arrived just in time to head down to see my extended family on Saturday (about a 3 hour drive).  They formed quite the relationship with my sister and brother's family and Gramma and Papa.  So we headed down for a 4th of July party, fireworks and another family party on Sunday. 





They were reunited with many family members and there were plenty of activities to keep them busy.  They stayed up late to watch lots of big fireworks both from the city and my brother in law and his friends.  They really thought it was cool!  It gave them plenty of reasons to snuggle with Gramma, Niki, and some Aunties. 








On Monday we headed down to IL to take them to Six Flags Great America.  We had taken them on a small coaster at the Mall of America before them flew back to Ukraine last time and they just loved it.  It was a thrilling day with lots of roller coasters and fun.  They really enjoyed it but by Tuesday we had worn them out.