Summer

I know it's July and I'm just now talking about summer! It feels like in some ways summer has just begun here. This last weekend we were able to get to the fountain/sprinkler at our local outdoor mall. It was alot of fun to see Ava jump right in. Last year she was still a bit fearful. She loved getting wet from head to toe!

Here are a few pics from our 4th of July weekend! The kids actually spend most of the weekend with my parents which was a win all the way around! They love it:) On Monday we took the kids to a nearby town for their parade...I need to make a mental note to not do that one again. There are tons of parades in the area and this one....well it was long but not tons of fun things and very slow.

The kids loved it though....again...it was so good to see Ava's growth from last year:) She no longer threw a fit when she saw people dressed up in character costumes! She didn't love it still but didn't say a word. Way to go Ava! Thanks to my friends who remind me that these things are just a season and they'll be gone before I know it. I wish you could see Coop's face a little better in the picture below...his chin has blue drool running down it:) Yep...he loved it because there was lots of candy involved!!

Hope you enjoyed your 4th and are loving the summer so far!