Fourth of July Parade 2011

This is the late night crew. Conner and Kaleb stayed awake all night to get good seats for the fourth of July parade. They played a lot of games with their uncles. They said they felt great but fell asleep every time they sat down. Slept through a lot of the parade. They were miserable the next day, but they were pretty proud of themselves though.

Abby and Katie showing their spirit. They always give me great smiles.

Jonathan came for the snap fireworks and the food.
Max wanted doughnuts, and more treats and not twirlers. He was really sticky and happy by the end of the parade.
Dave Allen and his brother n law plan and prepare this awesomeness. They had a balloon launch and flag ceremony. It is a great time to be had for those who want to celebrate the fourth.
Sara loved everything. She loved the floats, being with family, eating treats. She was one happy girl.
After naps and a little down time we had a family bbq after which the kids then put together a parade for us. Isn't childhood fabulous. Here is one of the more dangerous floats....Colby precariously hanging onto Olivia in the wagon with Brynn driving (pushing) the tractor uphill.
The parade was finished off by Jake (with his traditional mohawk) and Conner driving the tractor. They had a great day. However the end of the days included rain, mosquitoes and fireworks. Not as amazing and very underrated, but we are only showing pictures of the happy events, right?