We had another wonderful 4th of July & we can hardly wait to do it again next year! We went to Grand Mound to celebrate. Mom & Dad had a get together at their house with my siblings & their families, a couple of my aunts, several cousins & my neighbors from here in Cedar Falls. It was tons of fun.
We started the day out with the DeWitt parade. The kids enjoyed watching the floats, firetrucks and tractors go by. They loved getting candy too! After the parade we went back to my parent's house for lunch & to get ready for the water fight parade. The men filled water balloons for a couple of hours. The kids played with water guns & had a great time.
The water fight parade was a hoot as always & the kids had a great time. A couple of the kids that were in the parade are from Cedar Falls and on Jake's baseball team so it was really cool for them to see each other in Grand Mound (their grandparents are from Grand Mound).
After the water fight parade, the kids played whiffle ball, got ice cream from the ice cream truck, went to visit other friends in town, made a tent on the clothes line, grilled out & then went to see the fireworks. The fireworks were the best we had ever seen & Uncle Will was a part of setting them off. They were awesome!!
The tooth fairy made a visit to Nana & Papa's house for the first time in about 20 years! Allie lost her other front tooth. She quickly discovered that losing a tooth at Nana & Papa's is a big deal. Papa paid her $5 for the tooth AND the tooth fairy left her $1!!
On Saturday, the kids got to go to Main Street & jump in some big inflatable balloons. After that, we went to Michael & Kim's to spend the rest of the day & night. Drew had a tough night & was up a lot due to a tummy ache. Once morning hit, I took Drew so Kim & Michael could get some much needed rest. The poor little guy was all tuckered out & you could tell his little belly was bothering him. I hope the rest of the day went better for him (& his parents).
The kids, my mom & Will in the golf cart.
Ben, Emma, Maddie, Allie, Paul, Jake, Drew & Will (in the stroller in the back)
The kids playing with water guns
The kids waiting for the water fight parade
Here they are!
Front Row: Will P (my neighbor)
Middle Row: Will E (my cousin), Paul (my neighbor), Allie & Jake
Back Row: Allison E (my cousin), Mom, Emma (Kim's sister's daughter)
More of the water fight
Hanging in the back yard (Allison E, Will E, Mom, Annie (cousin), Allie, Julie (aunt) & Michelle (aunt)
Enjoying some ice cream from the ice cream truck (Will E, Will P, Allie)
Jake, Ben, Will & Paul in the tent on the clothes line
a firework
The kids wait for the fireworks to start
Jake, Maddie & Allie in one of the balloons
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