4th of July

As you can see, I am playing royal catch up! Stay tuned, I have more funny Livia & Trey stories, more parades, baseball, soccer and of course baby, baby, baby! The fourth of July was really our first big outing after Audrey was born! On the first Logan had their fireworks and we went up to the park above the University with the Bells! The kids get all of us excited every year for this tradition, even though they really could care less about the fireworks, they want the glow sticks, the picnic food, the sparklers, and of course the candy. I don't have any pictures of this night...I was too busy counting to five. I became really good at it in fact. Number five was always in the same spot, number 1 through 4 were running around like mad men! Actually they were all really good. They started a soccer game with everyone, played on the park, and made friends with everyone around us! Sparklers were a hit at first until Trey tried to put it out with his fingers(don't ask me why...times like this I agree with Bill Cosby!). Then sparklers were banned from Thornton fourth of July bashes for the next ten years. Thank heaven's for Jeannette and her glow sticks!

But the highlight of the night for me was listening to Ainslee. Jeannette was holding her and she told her to say Oooh and Aaaah when the fireworks started. Ainslee was so surprised when they started you couldn't get her to look at anything else! She finally started to listen to Jeannette, but instead of saying Ooooh and Aaaah for each separate firework, she made it into three words said one right after another....ooooo oooo aaaaah. She didn't stop all through the fireworks. Well I should say she didn't stop until her head dropped and she started snoring! But the entire next day anytime someone said firework, she would say her new found word with a gigantic smile on her face!On the fourth of July we went to Hyrum for their parade. Livia was in the parade with her cheerleading group. You won't see any pictures of Livia though because she got into the truck right when she got to us and she was on the wrong side and I wasn't quick enough! Don't worry, I have other pictures of her in other parade's and each parade looks the same...in fact I could totally picture lie right now and put a Smithfield Health Day parade pic in and no one would ever know...but I won't...mostly cause I don't want to download any more pictures! But as you can see I have plenty of pictures of everyone else! Audrey slept until the very end...but she looked mighty cute in her 4th of July shirt! Ainslee was in heaven!!! Someone next to us brought a few adorable puppies...she kept giving them kisses. By this point she had had a little bit of candy so her dance moves were brought out! I don't think that there was even any music, maybe just honking horns...but that didn't stop her...this girls can DANCE!Trey and Aurianna all ready to get themselves all candied up! They are pros by now...they totally don't mind going and supporting their sis, not when there is candy being thrown at them! Thanks Aaron and the Bells for saving spots for us!

Because our kids were so disappointed about not being able to go down to SL for the Sugar House Park fireworks and spending time with their cousins, we had to do something new for them. So, mom, thinking that she was so cool bought the BIG DOG firework pack. This was the first time we have ever done our own fireworks...so that is what I blame it on, as Tad and I had to watch the same firework over and over again like 30 times. Thankfully the kids didn't even notice! They just thought it was cool that it was in their front yard!

And of course glow sticks helped again!
All of our neighbors had huge fireworks that they were letting off, which were awesome! Except they woke up Ainslee, so she joined us at about 10 o'clock. Just remember how cute she looked earlier before you look at this next picture!
Oh the hair.....I think that it is time fore bangs! She had fun, although she was a little confused. I could see the wheels turning in her head..."so this is what you guys do after you put me in my crib...I knew it!!!!"
We missed all of our family, but it was nice not to fight crowds and traffic! What a fun weekend celebrating this great country that we live in!!!