4th of July Celebrations

We had a really fun 4th of July week. Brandon took Monday off and we headed up to Driggs for the hot air balloons. We were a little disappointed that after leaving our house at 4:45 am there were only 6 balloons launching from the site, but it was still fun to watch. We headed over to Jackson from Driggs and did a short hike, had a picnic, and let the kids play in the lake. It was a really fun day.

For the 4th of July we went to Rexburg to watch the parade. I sat back by the curb while Brandon supported the kids out in front. I think they had a good time waving, dancing and struggling to get candy!

Lately Aiden won't smile for the camera. I had to include this picture of him in his 4th of July outfit and way cute smile!

On the evening of the 5th we took the kids out to the cul de sac and lit our own fireworks. They would hardly sit still for a picture. As we were walking out of the house Brandon asked the boys "Now who lights the fireworks?" Josh and Aiden immediately responded, "Me!" Not quite what we were going for kids. Don't worry we had the fire safety talk again before starting!

We have had some pretty warm days so we set up the swimming pool. Here's a picture of Brandon, Josh and Aiden enjoying the water on a hot, sunny day.

Spring Update

I've been a little slow in getting a few pictures posted, but here are some now! One of Josh and Aiden's favorite things to do is take a picnic to Brandon at work and eat/walk by the river. When it finally warmed up in May we took a couple of outings and had a really fun lunch together. 

Josh graduated from his first year of preschool at the end of May. He is pretty tall next to the other kids and many parents were surprised that he wouldn't be advancing to kindergarten next year. He had a really fun year and has already started asking when he gets to go to preschool again. His teacher, Miss Paula, had a fun ceremony with hats and diplomas for all of the students.

After Josh's preschool graduation my mom and I loaded the kids up and took off to visit my brother, Jeremy, and his family in Twin Falls. We went and visited the falls and went for a short hike with the kids. Here Aiden is riding easy with his cousin Hunter.

Josh was wearing brand new pants (which means they are one pair with no holes in the knees). I asked/warned him to keep his pants clean and nice since they were brand new. This picture shows just how well that went! Boys will be boys!

Once Josh climbed up on the big rock, the other 3 kids thought that was a pretty good idea. Here are Josh, Eva, Aiden and Hunter (with Jeremy in the background).

We spent the night at Jeremy and Celeste's house and the kids had a fun sleepover. Josh and Aiden slept on the floor in Eva and Hunter's room. It took them quite a while to fall asleep.....I wonder why?! We had a really fun visit with them before they moved to Nebraska. Thanks for the fun time!