4th of july

next in line to blog about is our 4th of july celebrations. don't worry, people. i'll get caught up eventually! :) luckily, as far as the blog goes, there was little to nothing that happened in august. so, things should get up-to-date pretty quickly from here on out.

a few days before the 4th, katie did these fun crafts with the kids. then they had their own little parade. it's cute how much fun they can have with simple things like that.

waiting for the parade to start. it was fun to have dave's parent's here with us this year.

we watched the parade together for a bit, but honestly, it wasn't worth braving the heat for. oh well. maybe next year's will be better. there weren't even any floats that were throwing candy!

after the parade the boys checked out the car show. i think they really enjoyed themselves.

the girls opted for some shade! lily and naomi were adorable together.

our little monster :)

after our downtown fun, dave and i took the kids to lunch at dickey's bbq. the kids are free, and we all get free ice cream. fabulous! after that, we all needed a rest to recuperate from the heat. donald and stella watched the kids while jonathan, katie, dave, and i went to watch the fireworks. it was great of them to do that for us, and really fun to just get to watch the show with just the four of us. a fun 4th!