rewind....4th of July

Warning!  Extremely picture filled post.  Proceed with that in mind :-)

 The 4th of July is one of our family's favorite holiday.  My kids love to dress in red, white and blue and celebrate with sparklers and fireworks.  I love the parades, picnics, colors, fireworks, camaraderie and celebration of our nation's independence.  This year, we went to a picnic at my sister and brother in law's new house.  The kids absolutely love their Auntie B and Uncle Andy.  Bethany and Andy really went all out to make sure that the kiddo's would have a *blast* literally :)

 Bennett sporting his red, white and blue.  He is a tough one to capture with a good smile.  I had to make him look at his toes, look at me and then I cracked up and so did he :)

 Breezy peeking out of the box house that uncle Andy made for the kids.  It came complete with a mail slot and markers to decorate the inside.

 My three musketeer's.

 On top of the cardboard house and big bubble wands, Bethany and Andy had 100 water balloon's ready for the kids to have a water fight.  It was hilarious and they had so much fun launching balloon's at each other, on the driveway and over themselves.

 Awesome!

 Bennett didn't realize he had a balloon piece stuck to his head so we told him it was there and he kept looking around for a piece on the ground.  It was hilarious.

 Slip'n'slide time!

 Auntie B bought sparklers and those little popper things that you throw at the ground and they blast...the kids had so much fun with both of them.

 We went to watch the fireworks at the Port of Excelsior.  They had an orchestra playing to the fireworks.  It was absolutely crowded but so worth it because the show was amazing.

 Like Niece.

 Like Aunt.

 Bethany snuggling with Av.

Boom!  It was such a great day and night.  These are the memories my kids will have for a lifetime.  Thank you Bethany and Andy for such a fun filled evening.