4th of July

With everything going on and time going by as fast as it can the 4th of the July was a good one this year. Jon wasn't able to spend the entire day with us cause he had to work.
I usually spend the night at my parents house so I don't have to beat the parade traffic the morning of the parade. We decided to do fireworks the night before the parade. Surprisingly Natalie does really well with fireworks. Thank goodness. But that night she would have rather played with her cousins instead of sitting and watching the fireworks.

The morning of the parade I got woken up by my Dad @ 4:45am cause my car was blocking his. He went to go and pick up my sister and her husband. Why that early you ask? Well my Dad entered his 1936 Plymouth into the parade. He had just got it running but it still needed interior work and a paint job. He is so proud of it.  He was a little excited to have it in the parade. :)

 Everyone loved the parade. Natalie got use to picking up candy that was thrown at her real fast. I guess I didn't need my chair cause I was pointing out the candy to Natalie all parade long.
Richard ran the 5k just before the parade and did pretty well. He did though seem to not be use to it cause he does only run on a treadmill each morning. And running on a treadmill and on the street does have differences.

During the parade while the derby cars were passing us the Rocky Mountain Raceway mascot "Rocky" posed with Arcadia and Mekensy for a picture. While Grandma wanted Natalie in it. I pick Natalie up and take her over. The picture that we got was amazing! Natalie was so scared of the mascot that was trying to run away when usually she will just stand there and cry. hahaha! Such a priceless picture. :)

After the parade we went over to my parents for lunch and some swimming. Unfortunately, Natalie went down for a nap and missed all the swimming, though we found out she doesn't really like pools in Delta a month before. My parents got this new gazebo, outdoor furniture, hammock, and table and chairs for the little ones. It was really nice to have a shaded place to sit and watch everyone else swim.

Dad gave us a laugh when we looked over and found him trying to not bring attention to himself as he slowing tips over on the hammock. :)

Natalie and I headed home to pick Jon up for a friend BBQ that night. It had been a long time since we had done something together with everyone. It was a lot of fun. The boys went and got some fireworks. Unfortunately Jon and I couldn't go and watch the Murray fireworks with the others for we both had an early start in the morning. It was a lot of fun and great memories were made. :)  

I didn't realize till now that I didn't get the group photo we took that night. It was priceless. Sindra or Cami if you have it would you please send it to me?

With all the holidays and good times, it is good to have all the family and friends to make the memories and share the great time with.