Balloons & Swimming

Balloons and Swimming
July 3

We love the balloons!  It's an early morning, but we love it anyway!  There was some wind so most of the balloons didn't take off, but we were just happy to see quite a few fill up. 

Smokey the bear is a highlight each year.

I love Lucas's excited face!

Lucas was in heaven, and then not so sure when a balloon blew fire right next to him!  This is a pretty good face too!

Matisyn took charge of the camera so we got some shots from her view!

After the balloons, Matt went to work, and I took the kids to Grandma's.  We had some delicious waffles, and then had a swimming day.  Lucas and Abby can't get enough of their buckets and watering cans!

The younger set of grand kids!

Madi and KC teaching Emilyn how to dive

Emilyn and Sammy helping Aunt Becky make Grandma Barb's birthday strawberry pie!

Aunt Megan did this fancy braid for Emilyn.

Happy birthday to Grandma Barb!  We had tin foil dinners and strawberry pie as a family to celebrate her birthday.  Matt and the girls slept outside with Megan and her boys and the triplets for the traditional Fourth of July camp out.  I opted to take Lucas home and get some sleep in my own bed, which was really nice.  From what I heard they didn't sleep much.  Emilyn and Sammy were up dancing with glow sticks sometime after midnight, and up before 6:00!  We decided to skip the parade the next morning, and enjoy the pool while we can.