4th of July

We have had family in town and have had a blast entertaining them.  I need to catch up with everything we have done.  BUT tonight I wanted to capture our 4th of July with a few pictures from the holiday.

The parade that we usually go to in Monument was canceled, SO Ash without skipping a beat planned and carried out a parade of our own.  The kids were thrilled about the candy and chocolate that she bought with her dad to throw out.  As soon as Jerrica saw what she was  going to be throwing out, she decided immediately to NOT ride in the parade but to catch candy instead.  Ashley ended up paying her candy to get her to ride in the parade.  The big girls made a float out of the riding lawn mower trailer.

There were a lot of people happy about the candy from the parade…

A water fight cooled us off in the afternoon.  The kids spent forever filling up water balloons with Uncle Dave, yet the water fight only lasted a few minutes.  I loved watching little Oliver leaning over the tub of balloons trying to catch a balloon.

 

The food was so good and so filling!  I ate way too much as usual.  Stephen is amazing at his grill with all of his marinades and meat grilled to perfection.  Sure love and appreciate all of his help in cooking.

Aunt Lindsey made a delicious white pound cake topped with fresh whip cream and berries. 

All fireworks were banned because of the fire.  It was almost eerie how quiet the night sky was.  There are always fireworks screeching in the air even if they are banned, but last night we didn’t hear a single one. 

Dave and Lindsey were with us last year for the 4th of July in Washington.  The only thing different this year was the fact that she wasn’t pregnant, instead we had Oliver out with us this year.