4th of July

 We had quite a busy day on the 4th of July!!!  We went to my brothers and hung out there for a little while and then went to some friends house to eat dinner, DESSERT, and of course fireworks. We went into the night with no expectations of how long the kids would last. They did not stop all evening. Pool time, play structure, running around with a bunch of kids and of course a trampoline. I thought for sure with all the activities the kids would be knocked out before or right at bed time. They amazed us all by staying up till 11 to watch the fireworks are were such good troopers.

 Evan was loving being with all the big guys and having them light his fireworks. He would walk right up to them and ask them to light it for him. They were all so good with him. I love that he has such great role models to look up to and he thinks they are so cool and wants to be just like them.

 They didn't like the loud ones, so they both would cover their ears as the loud ones went off. It was so cute watching them enjoy the fireworks.

 Lilah feel asleep for about 10 minutes during the fireworks. She was just snuggled up on me. Once we got up to get ready to leave she woke up with a smile and was ready to go back to bed once we got home

I love how they are getting older and we have just learned to prepare for whatever they want or need. We never thought we would be out till after 11 with the kids that night, but they were just so awesome. We also had awesome helpers that let Mike and I sit down and have conversations, while the kids were being watched and that was a HUGE BLESSING!! I love that the kids let us know what they need, that we can read them and that we listen to them. It was nice not having a set plan for the night. We knew where we were going, but we didn't care when we left. It made it so easy. They loved it as well. I am excited for every holiday or adventure that we take to see what new changes and excitements bring to us.