4th of july

we had a great 4th of july weekend with friends and family.

on the 3rd, we watched the eaglewood fireworks with our friends.

there were sparklers, snow cones, and great conversations involved.

it was such a fun late night!

on the morning of the 4th, my brother and his family came to our neighborhood parade.

my nieces and nephews all decorated their bikes with patriotic drawings and streamers.

even the youngest had flags on the handlebars of his stroller!

they helped me decorate my bike and we all rode in the parade together.

the parade ended at a local park where there were treats, kid games, and face painting.

we crammed as many donuts as we could into our mouths and did most of the booths.

the kids were way more creative than me and got some extravagant art done on them.

after the carnival, we went back to our house for lunch and played with the dogs.

we love when our dogs get practice being around kids, since they don't get much.

elizabeth especially had a strong connection with them.

that night, will and i ate some traditional american bbq at joe's bbq.

then we put on some patriotic music and watched the west jordan fireworks from the car.

when we got home we let our dogs out to potty and they did really well with the fireworks too.

banks and milo have been around them before and it didn't really phase them.

poor max got startled a few times by the really loud whistling ones but still watched them.

it is so hard to believe this was our last national holiday before our baby arrives.

as great as it was this year, i have a feeling next year will top it by far. :)