4th of July

What a wonderful 4th of July! Every year we head to the Greencreek 4th of July Celebration with our good friends Tom & Tonia, their kids, and Tonia's family. Greencreek knows how to party and throw an awesome family filled day complete with a yummy homecooked breakfast and great activities for the kids. The boys always have fun riding the lawn mower train and the little motorized cars. They get to shop at the store and purchase all kinds of treasures. This years purchases were the plastic blow-up bats & candy necklaces. Nicholas & Sean also participated in the watermelon eating contest & Nicholas won 25 cents. Ray & I spent the morning visiting with friends we don't get to see very often and let the boys run. It's one of those events where you can trust that the kids are safe, can still keep them in the corner of your eye, and they feel safe to just run and be kids. That night we headed down to the levee with Tom & Tonia, their kids, and Tom's Dad & Stepmom who chauffeured us in their motorhome. It was a blast! The kids thought it was so cool they got to ride in a motorhome. Their was sidewalk chalk artwork, complete with body outlines, and stomp-rockets. The only disappointment of the evening was the missing ice cream lady. Their were a few tears and promises of ice cream treats the next day. Greencreek and the levee fireworks (and the ice cream lady) are one of our many yearly traditions that we share with Tom & Tonia. It's fun to know that the kids will grow up having so many memories and traditions that they can hopefully pass down to their kids someday.