4th of July

To no one's surprise, the boys had a blast on the 4th of July. They were busy all day and had fun with everything! We started the day out with the parade. It took them a little while to understand that they needed to run and grab the candy and other things people were throwing, but once they caught on it was funny to watch them. There was a little girl next to us that was really aggressive, but the boys quickly understood they had to get there first to get the candy! Radley refused to get up and grab the candy, but there were plenty of people to help him get his bucket full too. After the parade, Shandi started a water fight with the water guns and balloons she brought. I think that was the best part of the day. I tried to stay inside to take pictures so the camera wouldn't get wet. It was fun for everyone!!  Oma was even throwing balloons from the kitchen window. Oma and Papa Dude made dinner with brisket, beans, corn, potatoes, fruit salad, etc. that was delicious! The fireworks started late and we didn't want to fight big crowds so we just drove down to the river and watched from the car. It was perfect and everyone fell asleep on the way home!

Not quite sure about this parade thing yet, but towards the end Damon was the quickest one out there.

They had a lot more fun that it looks!

Most everyone in our group!

The sprinkler was a hit!  Damon and Radley were loving it!

Radley is the best about getting wet.  He doesn't care who gets him wet.  He just smiles and squirts the next person or runs straight through the sprinkler.

Pure joy because he loved the water fight.

Oma helping him get Shandi, but he didn't need help for very long.  He was able to squirt the gun just fine on his own!

Ready to go watch fireworks!

Sitting with Papa Due in the front.  One of the fireworks was a smiley face.  It was really cool!

Kyler watching from the back.

Kyler didn't stay back there long.  They all seemed to like watching the show.

Here is a little bit of the water fight I was able to catch from the screen door. Every time I would step outside Radley would squirt me. I didn't want to ruin the camera so I just filmed from inside as best as I could.