4th of July Weekend

The Vroomans were back visiting from Seattle and they invited us to spend some time at their house at Lake Viking.  Sarah's sister and her family were also there so there were lots of kiddos to play with.  Unfortunately it was cold and rainy the whole weekend (in July!).  That didn't stop the kids from swimming in the lake.  But it did stop the lake's fireworks show. :(

We brought some legos for indoor fun.

smoke bombs

fish that they caught in the lake

Hannah's biggest catch!

 Steve and Hannah's first time on the jet ski

We had a great time with the Vroomans.  It's always easy to be with old friends.  You just fall right back into place even though you haven't seen each other in months.  And we have lots of memories at the lake house, too.  Like Tyler and Sarah's wedding shower and when we stayed there right after Sarah and I found out we were pregnant.  Ah, memories.

Then on the 3rd we went back to our house in KC.  Aunt Marissa and Uncle Casey were visiting so we invited our friends the Hipps over for a game night.  This was an intense giant Jenga game.

The cooler weather was nice for our neighborhood parade.  This was the closest we were to the girls because they took off on bikes and we didn't seem them again until the end.

 One-legged riding.  Trick riding works better with your tongue out.

After two nights of staying up late (at the lake and at our house with friends) Olive was in no mood for pictures.  We barely got her to the parade at all.

After some treats, her mood got better.  We went to Village Fest, or as Steve likes to call it- Line Fest.

flying with Uncle Casey

And we finally got Olive to pose for a family photo.  A root beer float bribe might have been involved.

That night we watched Shawnee Mission's fireworks show.  Olive is really too big for bear chair but he is a necessary part of any fireworks show or camping trip.  Although when the show started she sat on my lap and Hannah sat on Steve's.  And that's my favorite way to watch fireworks- cuddling with my kiddos.  I've told them they can't grow up any more.