4th of July

I really look forward to the 4th of July.  It is always a day of pure fun and memory-making with my family.  First up is always the neighborhood parade.  The girls decorate their bikes on their own.  The parade is even better now that we have lots of school friends in the neighborhood.  

I like that every 4th of July starts the same, but is a little different.  This year we went swimming at PV Pool...and then to a friend's backyard pool.  Two pools in one day?  Amazing.  Back home for a quick change of clothes (and nap) and then to Leawood Park.  We really liked their fireworks show last year.  This year we we got some sweet balloon swords that made noises!

Like last year we got a spot up on the hill.  It is pretty awesome to look out over the crowd while snuggling up with my girls.  This is the same field where Hannah had her very first soccer practice and still practices now.  Ah, memories.

We continued the 4th of July fun on the 6th of July in Chillicothe with fireworks at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  Uncle Justin was back for a visit from Idaho.  It was the first time we saw him since he moved in February 2017. 

Olive is still scared of sparklers.  So it is just Hannah.

And then even more 4th of July fun...on the 7th of July!  We picked up Ainslyn and Gwendolyn from the fireworks stand and watched the Chillicothe show in Simpson Park.  It turns out parenting four girls isn't that bad when they all run off and play together.

We can't wait until the next year!