"The 4th"

We had a very low key 4th of July, which is unusual for us. My sister, Lily's, birthday is on the 4th so we always went to Gull Lake to celebrate both the holiday and her birthday and have lots of fun on the lake. Since we are so far away this year we went to a local 4th of July parade and was planning on going to the park that was having a bunch of activities and fireworks afterwards. However, on the way home from dinner Riley fell asleep in the car (at 6:00) we put her in bed because she hadn't gotten a nap and Ty said if she woke up he'd take her to the fireworks. However, she slept until 7 the next morning so we didn't even get fireworks this year. Lincoln would never had made it until 10 or 10:30pm so we just skipped them all together. Maybe next year. Riley does not like loud noises anyways, so I don't think she would have been thrilled anways...

Ri and Ty went to the "store" to get something to drink because they were thirsty.

Thank goodness the kids are easily amused because, to be honest, this parade was pretty lame :). They were just happy have gotten candy thrown at them.

4th of July Weekend (part 1)

I always forget how much fun the 4th of July is until that time comes. We took the kids on Saturday afternoon to the Parade in Richland and they just loved it! We got there a little early, picked out our spot on the road and ate lunch while we waved our flags and waited for the parade to start. The kids weren't thrilled with the fire engines at the beginning of the parade, in fact this is what Riley did the entire time they were going by:


Lincoln wasn't thrilled either, actually he just wasn't happy because we woke him from his nap to go to the parade. He purked up after lunch and sat on Daddy's lap the entire time and was so content. Riley LOVED when the cars or clown went by and would throw her candy. She quickly stood up and grabbed all of it, each time asking if she could eat it. When the candy would fall in the road she'd grab my hand or looked at me to give her permission to "go in the road" to pick it up. I'm so glad she knows she's not suppose to be playing in the road. :)

What a fun time to spend as a family! We skipped fireworks that night for a couple of reasons: 1. It was WAY past the kids' bedtime and Riley hadn't gotten her nap but really I would have kept them up but...2. Ri is terrified of loud noises and I just knew she wouldn't enjoy it. I mean, she still gets upset and scared when I turn my hairdryer on! So, next year for sure we'll enjoy them...maybe they won't bother her next year!