All the kids...Kelsi, Ella, Kami, Harrison, Annalise, Aidan, Mia, and Kylie
Sweet sisters
"Uncle" Ella
I love 4th of July! It is one of my very favorite holidays. I love to get the girls all dressed up in their red, white and blue and go to see the parade, swim, cookout, go to the carnival and watch the fireworks. This year Annalise and Ryan were in the parade, so Mia, Ella and I went to watch the parade from the sides. Mia loved it. She sat in her chair with her flag waving and caught as much candy as she could. Ella was busy watching the whole time and did really well until the police and fire departments were in front of us with their sirens...then she was very screamy!
We came back to our house and all the kiddos swam and we had a cookout. They all had fun eating snacks and swimming the day away. Around 6 we headed back over to the carnival when the bottom fell out of the sky. It poured...rained and rained...the sky was black and everyone was wet and VERY hyper. (We might have rethought the snacks if we had known we wouldn't be letting them run it off at the carnival!) The fireworks were canceled, so everyone actually got in bed at a decent hour. We were sad about the fireworks, but everyone was tired after a long day of parades and swimming!
Sweet Annalise
Mia-Kate watching the parade
Sweet baby Ella
The girls...Kylie, Mia, Aidan, and Annalise
