4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!!

We had a great time with family for the fourth. Kyle took the day after the 4th of July off so we were able to stay for a long weekend. Over the few days we were there, we went to the Moses Lake Aquatic park, saw Despcable Me 2, went to a graveside service and luncheon for Susan Walton (my Dad's cousin), Kyle spent lots of time raking, baling and stacking hay which he loved and overall it was a fun time. I'm thankful for this country and our freedoms!

My aunt and uncle, Monty and Sonia (my Dad's brother) and their 3 kids came over for the 4th. My Dad's sister, Jacque, also was there. She was out visiting from North Carolina. My Dad's cousin, Darla, also came over.

L-R: Jeni, Sara, Aunt Sonia, me, Marci and Aunt Jacque

Yes, Marci and I have matching hats. I bought mine first and she loved it so she got one too. haha! We looked awesome all matching. We got some good laughs out of it. 

The kids helped decorate my Dad's trailer to make it all festive for their own parade. They went down the lane to neighbors. They sang "You're a Grand Old Flag" and threw out candy. 

Marci and I thought it would be funny to be the "ultimate fans" and so we met them halfway down the lane on the four wheeler screaming and cheering. Then while they were visiting other neighbors we went down to the end of the lane so we'd see them again when they got down there. The kids thought it was pretty funny and we were laughing pretty hard ourselves. This picture shows how desolate the road my parent's live on looks. It used to be a cow trail when my parent's moved here 30+ years ago! And Kyle's grandma used to live behind those mailboxes. Kyle would come up during the summers and stay with them so we knew each other growing up. 

Chelsea was so festive for the 4th. I planned it that way though. :)

My Dad was barbecuing the hamburgers when Kyle runs in asking where the fire extinguisher was. We thought he was kidding because he didn't seem too rushed or worried. Well, apparently he was serious because the BBQ was on fire! They had to extinguish the fire and the sad hamburgers were toast. We had to make new one's inside. Amazingly, my Mom cleaned the BBQ and it works fine now. Who knows how the fire started. 

We played Bingo with everyone. My Mom had a bunch of prizes for everyone to choose from. It was fun and the kids loved it. My Grandma Helen Gene started this tradition, but she couldn't come this year so it was fun to still do it.

My Mom even had a craft for us girl's to make during the day. We painted these and Jeni is super crafty so she helped us add more embellishments with the triple twine and star in the middle.

And I don't have any pictures of the fireworks! It was pretty windy at night, but we still let them off and they were beautiful. Lindsey was scared of them and Preston jumped every time a big one would go off.