Happy 3rd...4th...&5th

Apparently we took full advantage of the long weekend and celebrated for 3 days.

Saturday we went to the park and played on the blow-up slides and bounce houses. Kylie loved the big slides and Jase only sorta liked bouncing.

We put Jase on the little train and the poor kid fell off the bench and Kylie had to hold him up the best she could during the whole ride. The day of course was pretty warm so we enjoyed snow cones and the shade (and terrible karaoke) before heading back out for more fun.

Later that night we watch the much anticipated fireworks from a spot that over looks the city with the Dyers. We were able to see two firework shows going on and the guy next to us had his radio blasting patriotic music.  It made for a good time!

Saturday night we had a failed attempt at the sparklers so we did them Sunday night. They must have been the cheap ones because they were hard to light, lasted about 10 seconds and you couldn't wave them around without them breaking off and burning up on the drive way. Oh well, the kids loved them and Jase would laugh when he saw the fire.

Monday we headed to Cedar to have a little BBQ with Jeremy's family and spend time with them. Jase was playing with the corn on the cob and would get frustrated when he would pull out the skewer and not be able to put it back in, so finally Jeremy stuck it in the side of the cob. Jase thought that was awesome and held it like a gun. I think boys are born knowing how to make sounds affects and he makes a great gun noise.  He was cracking us up.

I know I take it for granted, but I am very grateful to live in the country and to have the freedoms that we do.  This is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate and we had a great time this year!