Independance Day Weekend

We had a fun, but WET Independence Day Weekend this year. It all started on Saturday, with Jeremy and his brother and friends playing a game of wiffle ball. The guys had fun, while us girls chatted and the kids played on the toys. Collin enjoyed scooting around on his bum, of course, in the dirt. He was absolutely filthy! On Sunday, we first celebrated by watching our annual neighborhood parade. It was right before we were leaving for church, so we sported our nice Sunday clothes out on the side of the road while catching candy and waving at everyone. I felt a little out of place, but it was worth it. The kids loved it. After church we came home and all of Jeremy's family came over for a BBQ. We had a ton of food, like always. We also celebrated our nephew's 1st birthday, which was actually on the 7th. After eating and waiting for the rain to stop we headed outside for some fireworks. Every year we like to buy a few for the kids and put on a mini show for them. We try not to buy too many because we also head over to the park to watch the fireworks there. Now, that's where the show really is! Everyone in the neighborhood likes to bring their fireworks to the park, including a man who owns a firework stand. It makes for a really amazing show, actually. It's incredible. It's almost as good as the professional ones. It's great! Our kids all wore head phones to block out the loudness of it all. Apparently, they work really well, because Collin fell right to sleep in the middle of it all! He's such a good boy! Even though it was a bit wet and soggy, we had a really wonderful 4th of July!