4th of July

We went to the Lowe's YMCA 4th of July Celebration to watch fireworks. They had a huge festival going on beforehand. Here's Drew climbing on one of the many bouncehouses he went on. He didn't know how to use his feet on the steps, so I'm pretty sure he pulled himself all the way up there with just his arms!

Here's the kids hanging out before fireworks. Emma actually snuggled up with Chad as soon as the fireworks started. I think she was a little scared at first...but ended up snoozing away. Drew loved it though!

On Monday, July 4th, we went to Chad's parents' house to feed their cat since they were out in Montana. We made a day trip out of it and headed up to Boone to have a picnic in the mountains. We found our spot at the park and started eating our lunch...and then the thunder started! Here's Emma enjoying her first Capri Sun!


And it's not a picnic w/o some fresh fruit! Here's Drew enjoying his watermelon!

After a quick lunch, Drew got to put his feet in the water...and then it POURED!!

Luckily I'd brought extra clothes for the kids in case we actually let them "swim" in the creek. We were all soaked by the time we gathered all our stuff (blanket, huge cooler, 2 folding chairs, bag of food, etc.) and the kids and hopped from stone to stone across the creek and ran to our car. We called it a day and have decided to try again some other time!!