4th of July and Catch Up

I really really need to catch up with what has been going on around here.  It's just been so busy that I haven't had time! 

The 4th of July was a lot of fun!  On Sunday the 3rd our neighborhood had its first kiddie parade.  I decorated the wagon and Jeff was going to drive one of the 4 wheelers, but it ran out of battery about 1 minute after Jeff got on.  So, he pulled the wagon. All the kids threw candy, although I think Owen ate most of his smarties that he was supposed to throw.  He thought the big bucket was just for him.  All the moms picked up candy that was thrown for their kids to have later.  A neighbor hosted the party and we had a big pot luck, a bounce house, etc.  The festivities lasted until night when fireworks were let off.  We had the boys' birthday party with the Bergers that day so we only stayed for a few hours, which was enough in the hot hot heat. 

 

Chase is ready for the parade!

 Daddy pulling the boys to the start of the parade (which was 2 blocks in length)

 

Getting lined up for the parade

 

Owen eating his 5th pack of smarties while waiting for the parade to start. He wouldn't even get out of the wagon to see his friends.

 

I love this shot of the candy scattered all over the road with no kids to get it.  So funny.

 Chase comes running to show me the candy he picked up.

 Owen shows me his sucker, one of many he and Chase would eat that day.

On the 4th of July we had a quiet morning.  We played outside with neighbors from 8:30 until 12:30 at the bounce house and in the back yard.  The boys took a great nap and at 4:00 we headed to Waconia to go out on the boat.  We had dinner at Lola's and spent a few hours boating and swimming at the beach, which was so refreshing.  We stopped by to see Nana and Papa at their party 2 times and Sandy got to introduce the boys to some of her friends.  They even got more goodies from the neighbors!

 

Cute little Chasey boy

 

Chase and I just cuddled and relaxed on the boat, it was wonderful.

 

I think this picture is so cute of Owen's little arms wrapped around Jeff's neck.  

Chase and Owen watch TV late at night at Nana and Papa's while waiting for the fireworks. We went to Nana and Papa's around 8:00, bed time.  We thought it would be fun to keep the boys up so they could see the fireworks. At 10:00 they started, the boys looked and said they wanted to go to sleep.  They were sooooo tired! :)