Happy fourth

We love this special time of year, when we can celebrate the birthday of this beautiful country that we live in, and pay tribute to the wonderful people who serve to protect it. At one of the parades we went to, there was a group of service men and women, with their vehicles, long sleeve shirts, long pants in hot weather and carrying big guns, and it was awesome to see everyone stand up and clap for them. Some people were even yelling out "thank you" to them, and I got a little teary eyed. I also thank and support their families....husbands, wives, and children especially!

Our fourth of July activities seemed to last the entire week.We went to the park for a fun day.......... The weather was gorgeous!
Not quite hot enough to get soaked in the fountain though!
There were some artists, drawing beautiful pictures on the sidewalks............

This one was so funny, I loved the ants coming out of the wood works to feast on the ice cream. It kind of reminded me of my house!.he.he.

Lex practiced walking with her daddy......she still needs more!

My mom was out of town, so we went over to hang out with my dad. Here we are sitting next to our fireworks!

We had a cool display of our own, the kids took turns helping their dad light them. They LOVED it!

Here they are running back to their seats......it was super cute!

Half way through ours, we saw the one's from the city........so we jumped in the car and drove down the street to get a good look at them. Then we came back to finish the rest. They were awesome.

Lexi got to do her first sparkler.......with some assistance of course!
She gave up at about 11:00....and by the looks of this picture, I was not far behind her ;)earlier in the week, we went to a firework show that we have attended for the past several years. Carson played with the soccer ball, and with lots of kids.... Kylie and the girls did some hoopa looping.......

and we all loved the fireworks! Kyle and I discovered them when we were living in our first house, just down the street from where they have the show that follows an outdoor country concert. We had a family room upstairs, and saw the fireworks going off. Kyle talked me into hopping out the window and sitting on the roof to watch them. I definitely think we had the best seat in town. It was so much fun. They are still lots of fun, but not near as convenient since we moved!

We also accidentally went to a fun parade

The fire trucks came along and squirted off lots of water........this is where Kylie and Carson ended up when they came our way. They were pretty smart, because they were the only ones that remained dry. We were standing next to an older couple (it turned out that we also stood next to them at a previous parade) and the guy would bring us all the candy that came his way. He would holler at the people in the parade and point our way, directing candy to us. We loved it.......until the fire trucks came. Then he also pointed the water our way. The firemen then considered him their main target, so he came and hid behind me and Lexi. I was wondering why they would not stop squirting me, when I looked back and saw him ducking under me. It was hilarious! He better watch out, because there is another parade this weekend..........and you know what they say about payback.ha.ha.

Carson informed us over the weekend that he would like to be a fireman and work with Sparky (the fire truck from his video). I told him that I would be incredibly proud of him, if he were a fireman. He also loves water and hoses, so he would be great at that. We also wonder if he will be a meteorologist someday, because he loves looking for storms and clouds. We will just have to wait and see.....