4th of July

The Friday before the 4th Jake's lab planned a retreat and the kids and I were invited to go too. It was a picnic and hike up at Palouse Falls State Park. We ate yummy food, saw some gorgeous sites, and watched Hannah run around in the sprinklers. It was fun to get out of town for the day and see some of the beautiful things this area has to offer.

Some pictures of Palouse Falls

The 4th of July is my 2nd favorite Holiday (Christmas is my 1st). I love celebrating the birth of our country and seeing everyone dressed proudly in red, white, and blue. I love the warmth of summer, the BBQ's, the fireworks, and being with family. This was the first 4th of July that we weren't able to spend with either mine or Jake's families. We were pretty bummed about that but luckily my brother David and his wife Alaina came for a visit. On Saturday they came over for breakfast, then we took Hannah to the park and went to lunch at our favorite little Greek restaurant. Hannah refused to hold my hand while walking around, she only wanted Uncle David's hand. It was precious. After the kids napped we all went to the Aquatics Center which is basically a miniature water park and had a great time out in the sun. For dinner we went out to Mexican. This restaurant is normally packed but it was surprisingly empty. I guess it is probably because it was the 4th of July, not Cinco De Mayo :-)

On Sunday we went to church, took naps, and went to a BBQ with some of our church friends. The next day was the 4th of July. We met for breakfast and then said goodbye to Uncle Day and Aunt Laina. After breakfast we took Hannah to the park and got some ice cream. When the kids woke up from their naps we went to the water park again. (There isn't much else to do in this small town) We ended the day by going out to dinner at Applebee's and shooting off some fireworks in our parking lot. From our balcony we could see a ton of illegal fireworks people were shooting off. It was purty. Hannah had fun pointing out the different colored lights she could see. It turned out to be a fun weekend!

The kids with Uncle Day and Aunt Laina
Liam chilling poolside in his awesome shark swim suit
Such a cutie
All dressed up for the 4th of July Festivities