4th of July

Sadly, we were not able to make our annual trip to Indiana this year for the 4th of July. Every year we go to Brent's hometown Greensburg, Indiana and the whole family (and town!) go to the Greensburg Parade. We all get dressed up in our red, white and blue, we decorate the strollers and wagons and we walk in the parade with the kiddos. It's so much fun! After dark, all the guys put on a fireworks show in the backyard and we light up a ton of sparklers. Don't worry, there are no neighbors for miles. This year we went to the Arlington Parade in downtown Arlington, TX where we live. My mom came with us and it was actually a pretty impressive parade. There were about 150 entrants and it lasted almost 2 hours. It's been raining for weeks here but this morning it was beautiful. We got a great spot in the shade and there was a grassy area for Jack to run around in. Joe pretty much slept through it but woke up each time one of the five local high school bands marched by. Jack's favorite part was the Six Flags float with the Looney Tunes characters and Brent's favorite part was the Dallas Cowboys float with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.

Later today we are going to a swim party at a friends house and then over to Grammy and Grandpaps for hamburgers and a "special 4rth of July cake" by Grammy. Hmmmmm......