Independence Day Festivities!

We started off the weekend with a few fireworks of our own in our driveway. (these just left over from last year really!)

This is how we started out watching Daddy light them off--Sam on my lap and Alex close by...then Alex moved to a "safer zone" and Sam was fidgeting so I had to back up and hold him!
Alex watched the rest crouched on the doorstep. He would grimace and then when it was over ask for more!
my little pyro!
We were going to go to the zoo on Friday for the day, but Omaha was getting rain the whole day, so Ryan said we should just make a quick overnight trip to my parents' house since they have a parade and stuff at the park. So we piled the kids in the car and off we went!
Ryan and Sammy waiting for the parade!!

Alex and Jen got to ride the train!! The fun of being an aunt!!

Heather and Cole got to ride the train too later that night.

Dad and Cole are talking to Alex!! I think Dad's trying to stop a 'sword' fight!

Love the parade!!

Alex waved at everybody in the parade. He also got pretty good at asking for candy--great!--which he actually did not want to eat. He's not a big candy fan, just suckers. He just wanted to do what all the other bigger kids were doing!

Sam watched the entire parade very intently. He seemed to love it, and spent most of it in his Aunt Jen's lap, chillin'.
The other half of our parade line up!
My littlest nephew, baby Hunter, spent much of the time snoozin' away!

Grams got the boys some bubble wands to play with and they loved it!

Sammy got his first try at corn on the cob! Did a pretty good job, with some help, and loved it too! That's my bottomless pit child!
right before we left for home we got to have s'mores in mom & dad's new firepit that we kids got them for their anniversary! It was really fun!
Hope you had a Happy 4th!!