Fourth of July

We started the week off with my niece, Abby, coming to stay with us. She came on Monday and the boys were so excited to see her! We went to the tubes at Rock Creek and then grabbed some lunch and headed home. The next day we had some friends come over to play. So what do you do with 5 kids on a summer day? Throw them in the car and head to the park.

Once we got home, we threw on our suits and headed to the backyard for water balloons, water guns, and the "water slide". It felt like it took 3 hours to fill the balloons and only 3 minutes to have the actual balloon fight. :-)

The boys played and laughed together as they ate some lunch.

That afternoon we piled in the car and headed to Grammy's house. The car was loaded...2 adults, 3 kids, 2 dogs, and a ton of luggage. We started off our time at Grammy's with a trip to the park. The weather has been so wonderful! It was 75 degrees in the car on the way to the park. These 3 laughed and giggled the whole time on the tire swing.

Of course it's not a trip to Grammy's without a few hundred rides in the golf cart. Luke is somewhat obsessed. 

The Fourth of July was a day packed full of fun! It started with the annual golf cart parade through the neighborhood. The boys and Abby were so excited!

Check out this Duck Dynasty golf cart. Surely they won the prize!

The line up....

This is my favorite picture of the parade. Love my family! The boys had noise makers around their necks. I don't know who's idea that was, but I'm pretty sure they blew them the entire time.

The rest of the day included a family reunion, good long naps, some more swimming, and fireworks. Ben loved setting off his own fireworks. He would light it and run like a crazy person. Love that kid!

We had a great time at Grammy and Granddad's! Happy 4th of July!