4th of July

4th of July is fast becoming one of my favorite holidays.  One of the best things about it is our family tradition of walking in the neighborhood parade.  It's not a big deal, but the kids really look forward to it and it's fun to decorate the stroller.  The first year we had the double stroller, then a trike and a stroller, now a bike and a stroller.
  

 

 

 

After the parade we went to Village Fest.  It was a beautiful day for it!  Hannah loved the bounce houses and slides....
 

Olive...not so much.
 

But they were both excited to ride the train.
 

And Olive said her favorite part was looking at the "horsies."
 

 

Hannah really wanted to do the zipline, but you had to be 60 pounds.  She settled for the rock climbing wall.  That girl is an amazing climber!
 

 

After naps we went to Parkville for dinner with Grandpa and Grandma at Marissa and Casey's house.  Then on to the carnival in downtown Parkville.  It was Olive's first time riding rides.  This was her face before it started...
 

And then as soon as it moved there were big smiles and waves.  She loved it!  I had to drag her off.
 

 

skydivers over the carinval
 

  

Trying out some "cool" faces for selfies.  You're welcome for this Marissa. :)

Olive and her main man:  Grandpa

 

Best memory of the night:  Hannah's first ferris wheel ride.  When it started it moving it took my breath away.   Then I started laughing so hard I was crying.  Hannah was laughing and yelling.  It was so much fun!

I brought glow sticks for the fireworks show.  They were a hit.  Both girls pretended to direct the fireworks with their "magic wands."  They stayed up super late and didn't get cranky at all.  Best day of the summer.