4th of July

This year for the 4th of July we attended our annual breakfast with our ward. This year there was a really good turn out and the kids had so much fun playing with their friends. We had a fun time visiting with friends and then headed over to the Buhl parade with our friends, the Bleazards. 

We showed Sam how to put her hand over her heart and we forgot to tell her when she could move it off. I looked over probably ten minutes later and she still had her hand there!  

Aubrey, Drew, Hadley and Mason

The people behind the kids were so nice to them. They would jump up and grab candy while our kids were distracted or grabbing other candy and then give it to the kids. 

Sam stayed in her stroller the whole time! She was great! I looked over and saw her resting her hand on Vaughn's leg and it was just so sweet! She sure does love her daddy!! 

The kids were so excited to see Tow Mater!

What a cute idea! 

Madelyne, Alayna with her sweet baby, Tayla

After the parade we had lunch with the Bleazard's at Dairy Queen. Once lunch was over we headed home for some much needed naps. (Ok, so mainly for Sam and myself). Once we were all awake again we headed outside. The weather was so nice. The kids rode their bikes and Vaughn and cleaned and organized the garage. 

This girl could live in the dirt, if we'd let her! 

 

   I think it is hilarious when the kids all wrestle together! They have so much fun and they just start laughing and giggling! It's the moments like this that I will miss when they get older!

Popsicle time! 

It was before dinner, oh well!

They were having so much fun!

I may never get a picture of all three of them looking at me and smiling...

oh well!

The sugar started kicking in and Sam started doing push ups!

Then Yoga!

The kids waving to one of our old neighbors. 

Sam was oblivious and perfectly content in her dirt!

It was such a perfect night! We could not have asked for a better night to be outside! I was wishing I could just freeze time. Everyone was happy and having fun and the sunset was stunning. It was a night I want to remember forever!

The kids were so excited to do sparklers!

I've just realized that I didn't get a picture of Mason. :( Next year for sure! We stayed outside and set off our sad selection of fireworks that the kids absolutely loved! We also had a neighbor setting off his amazing fireworks that sent Max crazy!! They were the big ones in the sky and as they would pop, Max would jump and bark at them! I think he loved them just as much as the kids did! 

The kids also realized that if they sat on the green box in our yard that they could see perfectly down the street in front of us. The street must have been having a street party or something, because they had so many fireworks and we noticed a lot of neighbors down there. They started setting them off at like 6 pm and kept going until after 11! 

We had such a great and fun 4th of July and we are so grateful that we live in such a great country and have so many freedoms and privileges!