4th of july

So going in order catching up July through September...I'll start with the 4th of July!

This year was a bit unusual for us, we were just home without any big plans and it was really great! We started off the morning doing a 5k run (I believe they called the Firecracker run) at a park in town, as a family! Our friends, the Holt family, did it with us as well! I made Levi promise to stay with me the whole time and we pushed the girls in the stroller. I think it was a little bit of torture for Levi and his competitive nature to just run for fun! Needless to say, the last stretch of the run I told him to go ahead and finish at his pace...he regained a little of his dignity and passed the remaining few in front of us! I was just thrilled to have finished and enjoyed the family adventure!

After our run, we went to a pancake breakfast at the Fire Station...so yummy...and the girls got to sit inside a firetruck which was a highlight. We cruised the farmers market from there and then went home to enjoy the afternoon!

We made burgers for dinner, just the four of us, and then got cleaned up and headed to the park for the 4th festivities the city offers (after a quick ice cream stop). The girls wore their shirts and hair clips we made the day before with our small group friends...too cute. Ezri and Eden got their faces painted, Eden jumped in the bouncy toys (not Ezri's thing), they made silly hats, were given glow necklaces, and played with friends! We didn't stay for the fireworks show, but had a great view from our front yard. Eden fell asleep wrapped in a blanket in my lap watching and for the first time Ezri really enjoyed the show...without any nervousness! All in all it was a great day!

Yeah! We did it!

Katie, Tristen, and Emily Holt with Ezri (Curtis and Eden didn't want to be in the picture)

Look at my tummy!

Our sweet babes!