No Fourth of July would be complete without attending a parade. Meredith had done her research and found a parade in a small town just south of town that she had heard good things about. So Mer, Ryan and I loaded up the kids and headed to the parade.
All of the kids in their Fourth of July outfits...
The cousins had a good time collecting all the candy and what have-yous from the parade. I had never seen so much stuff being thrown out at parades - popsicles, ice cream bars, donuts, frisbees, and load and load of candy! Golly gee - the kids were in heaven!
After the parade, we spent the afternoon with Nana, Papa, Uncle Eric and his girlfriend, Kristin. We got to meet Kristin earlier this summer and were thankful to spend a little more time with her over the 4th too. She is super sweet and makes a good better half to Eric!
We had a nice lunch and then headed to the park to give Murphy a little time to play. Oh, and the girls got to play too!
Later that afternoon, we headed back to Mer and Matt's house for their Fourth of July gathering.
Uncle and Auntie were super sweet and rented a bouncy house for all the children to use. Needless to say, it was a huge hit! Quinn and Sullivan had a blast!
While the adults did not have a bouncy house to partake in, they did have a life sized Jenga game to keep them entertained!
Fireworks were a must too. The evening started with parachutes and snaps...
Which quickly moved to smoke balls....
And then on to sparklers....
Sadly, this picture was taken just a short time after Elsa Boo went to bed. She tried to hold out to the bitter end, but feel just short...
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| Reagan, Crew, Quinn, Sullivan, Judson, Camryn, and Hallie |
Love that picture!!!
Quinn and Sullivan hadn't seen Reagan, Camryn, and Hallie for quite some time, but all of them quickly picked up right where they had left off.
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| Camryn, Hallie, and Quinn |
It was a great, great Fourth of July. A perfect way to celebrate the holiday - with parades, bouncy houses, family, friends, and fireworks!!!
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