4th of July

We had a great annual 4th of July parade around our neighborhood. We start with a parade at 10am. This year we had a great turn out since the organizers had our parade signs up around the area for a week or so. Mike of course was in the lawn mower brigade. The guys from Abraham Drive have a great time. I also got a picture of the ladies lawn chair brigade. This looks like great fun but I have never participated since usually have my hands full with dog and the three kidos. We usually have a few convertibles, sheriff cars, and a fire truck. My three threw out candy and blew bubbles. I had my nephew Isac come along to help me out.
After the parade, which stops in front of our house the kids get popsicle treats. These are always bomb pops. The kids love them and get good a sticky. We also have bubbles and chalk out for the kids to play with in the street. This year the kids to go in the fire truck and look around. This was a big hit for Ryan. He with two or three times and checked it out.
After the parade we have a grill out at someones front yard. This year we voted to stay home and grill, since Lizzie was over at Lexi's playing.
Then we waited for everyone to come over to watch the fireworks. We love when Cedar Falls has them behind the dome. We don't have to leave home and we have a wonderful view from our back deck. We had Heidi, Brian and her two boys, Mike's grandma and great Aunt Tootie, Mike's Aunt Marty and Uncle Larry, Jan, Dave and Amanda Penn, and Scott, Diane and Alex Bowman all on the deck for fireworks. Heidi and I were mostly in the house on the couch watching CARS with Jamison and Lauren. The neighbors two houses down had some really loud fireworks they let off prior to fireworks starting so that scared the youngest ones. They didn't want to go outside very bad after that. Then to end the evening my husband had to do a few of his own fireworks. Long day but very worth it, the rest of the weekend I could catch up.
Its already Sunday afternoon and don't think this three day weekend was long enough. More postings later in the week.

Update

This has been a busy couple of weeks. I'm back to work and haven't had time to do much blogging. Here is a picture of my last Friday nights CTMH hostess pages. I added some extra stuff at home and thought it turned out pretty good.
Ryan has now started CF rec T-ball for 4-5 year olds. He is on the red team oviously by the picture. He really loves it and has been hitting pretty good. I haven't attended a game yet as their are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10am. I plan to go the July 15th to catch one of the last games.
Also as of last week, Diane(neighbor, coworker and friend) have started to carpool to work and walk at least 3 miles a day. We go around 9pm which works out as my kids get tucked into bed then I'm off to walk. We are even getting Heidi in on the walking now that she is back from Mexico.
Hopefully have pictures of us three walking soon.

Week in review

I was off all week from work since this is my normal vacation I take since my 31st birthday was on Tuesday the 3rd. We didn't go do alot but was really relaxing. Got to see Elizabeth's talent show on Monday, did the birthday thing on Tuesday (even took two of my kids to Chuckie Cheese's), my parents came up Wednesday with my nephew I hadn't seen in over a year, Thursday was relaxing day on my deck and Friday got to meet up with people from work for double bubble. Here are a few pictures from my great week off. Back to work on Monday.

More pics

Graduation and Saturday Pics

Here are a few pics of Ryan's graduation on Friday night. Also are a few of the kids riding Joel's daughters pony. They had a blast.

Wow, I got to do this more

Here is my page from club last night, I really like the colors I was trying to do these pages for my son, Ryan. It seems I'm always doing pages for the girls. I'm sure I will try this layout with other colors too. I hope to post these too. We have had a busy month. My husband Mike turned the big 3-0 last Sunday. I totally forgot to get any pics of his birthday or his big banner the kids made. He loved it.
We are also going to have a preschool graduate in our household, next week. Friday is Ryan's big graduation ceremony, they even wear caps and gowns. I am sure you have pictures to post of that big night. He is all ready and can't wait to head to Kindergarten at Hansen Elementary in the fall.
I am excited today as I just got my True Blue Spa lotion and foot scrub from bathandbodyworks.com. Wow, they really work and smell heavenly.
Well signing off to go relax on the our deck and catch some rays.

Too long

Here is last Friday nights CTMH hostess club project. I was the hostess. I added the flowers and stuff later at home. Off work today as Elizabeth has had a fever since Saturday night. Hopefully this evening is the end of her sickness. Off to go jumping on the new trampoline. More later!!