4th of July

The 4th of July is always one of my favorite summer events.  I remember having so much fun last year and was so excited when the day came again this year.  Our plan was to go to Faithbridge when their celebration began.  Since it didn't start until 7pm, the Mioris had us over for some fun and appetizers beforehand.

 

The little ones chatting it up over dinner.

 

When we got to Faithbridge, we saw that there was a train ride with a very short line.  Thankfully, we got in line then because it very quickly got VERY long!

 

Waiting for the train.  It's so much fun watching them interact, and I would just love to know what they talk to each other about!

Avery loves train rides and this one did not disappoint!

Garrett was in the train car ahead checking things out.

We rode with the Morris Fam and Landon was so entranced the whole time.

I hope this happiness and fascination with life never ends!

 

Look who we found after the train ride!  Avery was so excited that Sophia was able to come this year!



There were lots of yummy treats to keep us cool although it really wasn't too hot.

This is what the kids did the majority of the time.  We made a circle with all of our chairs and they danced around in the middle to the music.

Around 8ish, it started raining.  We had parked nearby and were able to hang out in the car for a little while as it passed.

The rest of the fam hanging out in the trunk

Sweet Lil was such a trooper at her first 4th of July celebration!

Reagan was as happy as could be too!

We had gotten rained on by this point so we all looked a little disheveled but we had a blast watching the fireworks.

I think the glow necklace was Ave's favorite part of the whole night.  That thing never left her little hands.

She waved the necklace around in front of her as she watched the fireworks.  I'm not sure what she watched more :)

We had a great time celebrating our last 4th as a family of 3!  It's hard to believe that we will have a 10 month old with us next year!