{happy 4th of july}

We had such a fun 4th of July weekend! It was so nice to have both my parents and Aimee and her kids here. On Friday before Annalee's baptism Aimee and I took the kids to Gardner Village and had a relaxing afternoon just hanging out.

Tyler & Will

Jessica & Will

Me & Natalie

My wonderful sister Aimee helped me assemble Will's new trampoline......and then Mike had to help us take it apart and re-assemble it when he got home :) But we got it all put together correctly and Will was so happy!

So much fun already!!!

On Saturday morning we kept things pretty low key and decided to spend time together instead of fight the crowds at the parade. We got snow cones from my favorite place Bob's Brain Freeze and the kids and were in heaven. It ended up the perfect start to our 4th of July Saturday celebrations!

We had a BBQ:

And Grandpa teased the kids:

We got out the kiddie pool and squirt guns:

And Jess found the water balloons:

My parents enjoyed one peaceful moment...................

But I just could resist being the trouble maker that I am!!!!!!

(not the most flattering pic but come on its classic!)

My Mom is such a good sport!

My sister grabbed some awesome pics of the whole thing!

LET THE WATER FIGHT BEGIN!!!

Will started out scared :(

And so did Ty :(

But calmed back down pretty quick :)

Best pic of the day:

Seriously I haven't had a water fight like that since I was like 12, it was awesome and totally unplanned! We had so much fun and everyone was laughing and soaking wet by the time we were done. I love my family!

Will's first experience with Pop-its:

He discovered it was a lot more fun to stomp them :)

We played an awesome karate game while we waited for it to get a little darker:

And Will looked on thinking everyone was crazy:

Will was pretty unsure of the Sparklers:

And we set off some fireworks early so Will could experience them before bedtime:

isn't Mike such a cutie :)

Ohhhhh, Ahhhhhh:
Will loved them!
And tried to blow them out from his seat :)

This morning everyone enjoyed cartoons:

And Will cried and cried when everyone left :(

Come back soon everyone!!