Showing posts with label Parade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parade. Show all posts

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Fourth

We had a great 4th of July!  The boys participated in the annual community bike parade - decorated their bikes all up the night before and were ready to ride the morning of.  The parade ends at the Community Park where there is a huge carnival free to all who come!  It's a wonderful event and one we can't wait for every year!






I had fun making the boys' shirts for this year!  They only lasted a few hours since they ended up getting soaked at the carnival - but I'm glad that I snapped pictures of them beforehand...I can't promise how well they'll hold up in the wash :)


It was so hot (as you all know) - so we only stayed a couple hours and then came home to cool off and get ready for our neighborhood BBQ!  If you follow me on Instagram then you have seen many of these - but I feel I need to document them here too!  Allie and Landon are so damn cute - I can't help but snap a million photos of them each time they are together.  Trust me, I love my other child just as much - but he's too busy running wild for me to every get photos of him!







This was the first year we let the littles (Allie & Landon) stay up for fireworks - I'm so glad we did, they loved them!  This is the last year they are legal up here where we live, so thankfully some of our neighbors went all out and we were able to get one last good local show!  No idea what we'll do next year; hopefully the community will put together a show!

I have always wanted to try my hand at capturing words or designs made by sparklers and this year I finally pulled out the tri-pod and did it!  I love them!  I could use some practice, but I'm happy with what I got without any practice!



Thank you to all the men & women who fight everyday so that we can live in a country filled with freedom!  Happy Birthday 'Merica!


Saturday, June 14, 2014

Fall City Days Parade

The boys and I headed to Fall City this morning to watch their little parade while Josh was at work. Thankfully the rain held off long enough for us to enjoy it!  It was a lot bigger than I was expecting it would be, so was a nice surprise!  We all had a great time!

Goodness, do I love spending time with these boys...




Friday, July 5, 2013

The Fourth

Happy Independence Day (a day late)!  We had a great day celebrating America's birthday and our freedom!  Our morning started off with a kiddie parade!  Zane and I were up late the night before decorating his bike and helmet - he could.not.wait to ride his bike in the parade!  After the parade we headed to the community event that was A.W.E.S.O.M.E!  At least 10 bouncy houses, pony rides, a train to ride, rock climbing wall, video game "buses", cotton candy, snow cones - all for free!  The only thing we had to pay for was our $2 slices of pizza for lunch!  This event was amazing and even better that it was within walking distance of our house!  The boys had a blast!  Over and over I am reminded that we did the right thing by moving out here - this is the best place to raise our boys (at least for now anyway)!


Our cute little neighbor girls!

He didn't make it to the top, but he did pretty good!


After Landon (and Daddy's) naps we had dinner and started to set off some fireworks in the front!  Since Josh had to go to work - we had to do them a little early, but didn't phase the boys!  This is the first place we have lived since I was a little kid where fireworks have been legal - so it was pretty cool to do a little more than just sparklers!


I love when I capture a "real" smile!!

Throwin' down some pop-its!


Sparkler time!


LOVE this picture - Zane's face is priceless!

Allie and Landon - they are so stinkin' cute!

Our boys and the neighbor girls watching some fireworks!

After the boys went to bed and Josh headed off to work - I joined our neighbors in the front yard with a beer to watch the folks in the neighborhood who spend a small fortune on fireworks light them off!  It was a great show and one that gladly ended by midnight, so I could still get some sleep before having to go to work today!  I am happy to report that the boys slept right through the dynamite in the sky!

Until next year - Happy Birthday America!