Happy 4th of July

We had a fun 4th of July morning. We planned our 1st annual neighborhood parade and pancake breakfast. The parade was so cute. We had between 25 & 30 little kids (most about 5 and under) and a lot of dads and moms. The kids all decorated their bikes, scooters, and wagons, and they were all decked out in their 4th of July colors. Andy led the parade around the neighborhood on his bike. He was a great sport and wore a very festive hat that the boys has picked out for him. After the parade we made pancakes out front and hung out in lawn chairs while the kids played. We all headed in for naptime and it then it will be off to grandma & grandpa's house with friends for swimming and a BBQ. HAPPY 4th of JULY

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Allie & mommy ready for the parade..we even decorated the Baby Bjorn

Our garage transformed into the pancake house

Luke decorating

Abigail & Luke ready to ride.

Last night the boys had a blast decorating their motorcycle and scooter.

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Andrew all ready to go on his Harley

Let the parade begin...Aunt Jamey carried the radio and we had "Only in America" by Brooks and Dunn playing

Andy led the parade on his bike with the flag and a special hat that the boys picked out for him

Gettin' ready to go

Obviously Andrew and Spencer are ready to go by the looks on their faces

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Spencer and Andrew marching around the street with their giant flags. Andrew kept marching around saying "Kingdom, Kingdom" something he picked up from vacation bible school a couple weeks ago.

Aunt Jamey & Luke

Hungry kiddos after the parade

Andy was the pancake chef outside and Mike was the chef inside...together they fed the neighborhood and they are looking into opening their own pancake restaurant. After everyone was done eating the dads used the extra pancakes as frisbees, the kids of course loved it

Speed demon Andrew leaving the parade in the dust...

A Day in the Mountains...

The other morning Andy came home from bible study with the idea to go check out this lake that one of the guys in his study told him about. Since it is summer and we didn't have a lot going on we packed up and headed up the mountain toward Tahoe. About an hour up the road we found the exit for the lake and then ventured on a 3 mile bumpy dirt road to the lake. The lake is called Kelly lake and it was beautiful. The boys absolutely love doing things like this. We had a picnic lunch then headed off on a small little hike. Allie even made it on the hike strapped to mom in the Baby Bjorn. After our hiking adventure we played by the lake. At the end of the day we were all dirty, but we had a great time as a family. On the way home little Allie was fussy so we conviently stopped at one of my favorite ice cream parlors the little town of Colfax. We had giant ice cream cones and walked around the little old town that used to be a train stop, which the boys were so intrigued by. We got a little carried away with pictures because it was so beautiful (besides the smoke from all the fires) so there are quite a few posted. Andy and the boys all ready to go

Enjoying lunch in their new camping chairs

The boys made it to the top

Mommy with her three kiddos at the top of a giant rock

Allie enjoying her first hike..I love how she rests on her little hands

Mr.Mohawk man Andrew enjoying the scenary

Luke very excited with himself that he made it to the top

Our two little adventurers

Kelly Lake Adventures

Andrew on the run

Luke enjoying himself on the giant tree trunk

Mommy, Daddy, & Allie

Luke proudly showing off the minnow he caught in his hand..this boy has no fear of little bugs or creatures.

Enjoying some yummy ice cream on the way home in the little town of Colfax.
We had a Great Day!!!