Happy 4th of July!!!

We love the 4th of July at our house. I love passing on my family traditions to my kids, and adding a few of our own. We spent the majority of the morning at the Kaysville parade. Parades sure seem a lot longer now that I am older. Hudson and Bentley got some candy, bead necklaces, beach balls, and toothbrushes. I have always been impressed by this parade. They had some great floats. Hudson's favorite things were the fire trucks and candy.

At the end of the parade they always have a big water fight with fire hoses, boats, and buckets of water. Mama Gerrard started early and ended up getting a bucket of water on her from Jason. We didn't last long because Bentley got a little scared from all of the chaos.

These boys took getting candy very seriously. Bentley would crack me up. He would waddle out there, grab one pieceof candy candy, hand it to me, and waddle back. 

Hudson's umbrella that Grandma Lloyd got for him.

My handsome husband... 

The man who started it all, and our favorite waffle maker. He was very careful not to fall, but still managed to participate in the water fight. He got an entire water bottle down Hailey's back before she noticed.

After the parade we swam at Grandpa Dewey's pool. Kids had a blast. Hudson is turning into such a little swimmer. I had to keep a close eye on him. At one point he jumped right in the hot tub and swam to the side. No pictures on that adventure sorry.

Poppers!!

After swimming we went to aunt Sarah's and had a BBQ with the family. We played with cousins at the Willard park, and I was very pleasantly surprised how fun Willard, UT could be. They had a live band, food, and a candy drop from an airplane. Sarah and I volunteered to keep the masses back till all of the candy dropped.  Unfortunately Sarah was still pelted by a few.

Fireworks were amazing as well.  I love this holiday and I love this country. It makes me so happy to explain to my kids why this country is so amazing, and how lucky we all are to live here.