We always have fun the morning of the 4th dressing up and being in the parade!

Before the kids got into their swimming suits, we were lucky enough to snap this picture after the parade.  They are sitting from youngest to oldest: Coco, Rose, Laney, Anna Kate, Mac, and Noelle.  Gran would be so thrilled about this!

                      

I can’t help lining my girls up to capture the moment… they are growing so fast, and it’s now or never.  My friend Cindy said make the effort to take the pictures now, and work on them later.  Just to have the pictures are so important to me because I never want to forget this time in our lives! 

 

Rose and Rara enjoyed watching the parade with Mike, while Anna Kate, Noelle and I were in the parade with Hunter, Mac, and Laney.  It was my first year to be in the parade… It was a blast!

Throughout the parade, Noelle kept yelling “Happy 4th!!!” to the parade goers and waving as big as she could.  The crowd would yell it back, “Happy 4th!” and then we’d say it again to the next bunch.  All the kids joined in, and their little voices were so cute saying, “Happy 4th!”  I so wish I had gotten that on video.  It was awesome!

I love this picture because you can see our bubble machine in action!  The kids on the side of the street had a blast chasing the bubbles.  They were definitely a hit again this year!

And we were off to wish the next group of people, “Happy 4th!!!”

 

 

Here’s Aunt Elsie and Uncle Fred with their family!  So great to see everyone together!

Here’s Hunter and Emily with their kiddos!

And then after lunch, we had a melt-down, so it was time for naps!  Wahoo!

Here’s super dad helping his princesses get to bed!