4th of July Traditions

Spending the 4th of July at my parent's house on the lake is becoming a tradition for us, and one that I am happy we will be able to continue every year now that we live in Omaha. Usually my parents throw a big party with all of the extended family, but having just flown back into Omaha on Sunday night from my cousin's wedding in CA, they decided to have a smaller party, which meant only 26 more immediate family members, instead of the usual 70+ extended family members and friends.

The weather was beautiful, and we spent much of the afternoon and evening just playing in the water. Makenna went on her first water tube ride (unfortunately no pictures) and loved it! She was a little nervous to try it, but John and I went with her, and she thought it so much fun. Both of the kids love playing in the water with their cousins. They also love jumping off the dock into the water which they did over and over again.

Eventually we were able to drag them all out of the water, and after being in the sun and water for so long, they were all pretty hungry.

The night ended with some fireworks, which we did as the sun was still setting. We weren't patient enough to wait until it was really dark. Nor did we want the kids staying up 3 or 4 hours past bedtime.

And of course the kids got to do some sparklers. Hudson's first.

And what did we all think about our 4th of July celebrations? Hudson's face pretty much sums it up!