Sunday, July 5, 2009

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July yesterday! We started out with a super yummy ward waffle breakfast at the church in the morning.  Then all the kids did a cute parade around the church.  Jackson isn't quite big enough to ride a bike around the building, and we don't have a wagon, though I want to get one soon now, so he just walked near the end of the parade with a few other kids without rides and waved his flags.  It was pretty cute.  

Waiting in line for some waffles

The parade

John & Jackson are back there somewhere in this picture



After that we came home, got our swimsuits on and went to the Conestoga Park and Rec. pool to go swimming! It's been a while since we've been able to go swimming and Jackson and Baron were excited to use their new swimsuits from Grandma Sue.  It is a nice indoor pool with 2 pool's actually- a normal diving/lap pool, and then a kid pool that was shallow on one end and had a slide on the other end! Jackson absolutely LOVED going down the slide with John as well as jumping into the big pool to him. Bear and I just hung out in the shallow where he splashed and just enjoyed being in the water.  

Bear smiling as always

Jackson loved that he could stand up and walk around in the shallow end... he's the first kid on the right


After swimming we came home and all took naps.  That evening we went and got some pizza and took it to Oak Hills park to hang out with a bunch of friends from church and wait for fireworks.  They had a huge and long fireworks show.  Everyone had told us before it was the place to go for the 4th, and we definitely weren't disappointed! After the fireworks show we came home, did a couple of our own fireworks in the street and crashed into bed around midnight! It was a long, but very fun and exciting holiday! 

Eating some pizza crust and waiting for it to get dark for the fireworks!

Love this kid

Jackson had fun playing soccer and wrestling with the other kids... this is the only picture I could get of him since he was having too much fun to sit still


I promise that I was present during all these activities... I'm just the designated family photographer

Hope everyone else had a wonderful Independence Day! 

6 comments:

Emily said...

That Baron is a cutie! Sounds like a fun day! It's getting to be so much fun doing holidays with our little kids, huh? I love it!

The Yates said...

glad you guys had a fun one! see you at bass lake soon! we're counting the days.

Shalene said...

It looks like you guys had a lot of fun!!! Glad that you are feeling better to go out and have fun for the fourth!!! Pictures are cute!

Kelly said...

We had so much fun with you guys on the Fourth! Madison loves Jackson and Grace was very concerned when Baron started crying when the fireworks became a bit overwhelming! You guys are a wonderful family and we are so glad to be friends with you! :)Take care...see you at the wedding!

WASHINGTON SOUTHWORTHS said...

Yay! What a fun fourth! It is becoming one of my favorite holidays again now that Ethan is getting older. We sure missed you at the BBQ but I'm glad you had such a great family day! :)

Shannon said...

awww...how fun! wish we could've been with you guys! its been forever since we've been together on the 4th huh? maybe next year! looks like you had a blast! I still can't get over Baron... such a babe. Deacon is COUNTING the days down til he get to play with JACK! 3 more weeks!!!! Yeah!!!