4th of July

We got up early again on Monday morning and headed to the 4th of July parade! I have awesome siblings who slept on the street to save us all a spot.

Adam was so excited when he got to break a board with his hand!

Now he talks about how much strength he has cause he broke a board. We are hoping he doesn't try that again on his own!

Our crowd

Vincent and Matt...not so thrilled after attempting to sleep on the street all night.

Katy and Ben

Mom and Kathleen

Tessa and David

Adam and David

Adam loves parades! He waved his hands and his flag at everyone!

We were lucky enough to have a horse stop right in front of us...then it started peeing. Then the pee started streaming down the street....right into us, our blankets and everything else we had. Poor Eric tried to get stuff to stop it from coming, but it didn't work. The rest of us weren't much help because we were all laughing so hard. It will be a parade we never forget!

Adam was sad when it ended. I think he could have sat there all day long!

After the parade we headed to my parents house for our annual 4th of July BBQ. We had quite the crowd this year!

Matt and Vincent

Adam and David

Vincent, Matt, and Danny

The kids enjoying their popsicle's

It was raining when it was time for fireworks, so we all watched from the carport while my brothers braved the rain. David declined his interpretive dancing this year. He said it wasn't appropriate for a missionary. We will miss his dancing the next 2 years. Tessa only agreed to come out and watch fireworks if she got to listen to music. The "Black Eyed Peas" kept her happy.

We still have several things going on this week, but it was nice to have a break from some of the craziness and spend time with family. We are thankful for our freedom and for those who sacrificed and continue to sacrifice so much for our freedom! God Bless America!!!