4th of July Fun!

The 4th of July has always been one of my favorite holidays, and this year was no exception. My parents were also in town, so we had a fun time celebrating together. We decided to go a fireworks show on the 3rd at our local minor league baseball stadium, and the kids were so excited. There ended up being a lightning delay and the show that was supposed to start just after 10:00 started just before 11:00, but we still had a great time.

Glow sticks on and ready to go!

Waiting for the show to start.

At long last!

Parker was totally into it.

Sadie really liked it also, but was super sleepy after our long wait.

On the 4th we celebrated at home!

The kids had sno-cones outside with Grandma and Poppy.....

....and we also made some yummy, festive foods!

The boys even watched some World Cup games.

We ended the day doing a few small fireworks in our driveway, and a good time was had by all!

The Greatest Show on Earth!

Man, this summer has flown by with a fury! We have been busy and tired, but we've also had lots of fun. Right at the beginning of summer we had the opportunity to go the circus! It was the first time for Andrew, Parker, and Sadie, and it was my first visit in about 20 years. We all had a fantastic time!

Waiting for the show to start!

And it begins....

Bicycle tricks!

Motorcycle cage....at one point there were SEVEN in there!

Lions and tigers and a lion tamer....oh my! I still don't know if it was part of the show or not, but at one point I was convinced that the lion tamer was going to become a lion snack. Not my favorite part of the show.

Cool acrobatics!

Unicycles.

Sadie's favorite part was the "noonicorn"....

....and the flying horse.

ELEPHANTS!

Cool aerialists!

Trapeze!

Super fun memories made with the family!