4th of July

This 4th of July was unlike any we had ever had before because we had Frank and Thelma and Brett and Sherri and their kids staying with us, which made everything more fun. We really love having them around, so to have them over a holiday was just an added bonus! During the day we mostly just hung out around the house and let the kids play while Sherri and I scrapbooked and the others relaxed. Then that evening we headed over to the Evan's house for a BBQ potluck, water fun and fireworks. There was great food and great company and I think everyone had a good time.

Colby was up to his usual scavenger antics, cruising around eating his own food and any other food he could get his hands on. What a little scrounge! At least he's cute right? I think in the end he got a little taste of everything.

One of the main attractions of the evening was the bike wash that Todd Pace built. How cool is that?!? The kids started out riding bikes through it, but eventually they just ran through it. That way they could all run together instead of having to go one by one. Bike wash/Kid wash. Later they also played water limbo. I was impressed how low Cambrie could go. She was one of the few who could do a true limbo. That's my girl!!


After it got dark we broke out the fireworks. We let the kids start with some sparklers, which was a little scary. Imagine 13 little kids running around with sticks of fire trying to swirl and whirl them all around.- Watch out! Then when it got all the way dark, we started the fireworks! It was a pretty good little show too! We all lined up at the edge of the driveway to watch the show. It was a great ending to a great day!