Fourth Fun!

I have a lot to catch up on before the 4th, but I thought I might as well do a 4th of July post while it is still July, then catch up the other stuff in the next week or so. :) We had a fun day, starting out with a HUGE breakfast provided by our cute bishopric's wives wonderful bishopric.

Shane's man-arm is blocking the eggy/pancakey goodness, but-trust me-it's there.

This is Kaden repeating what I just said (with his usual added pointed finger), which was "Stay here."

He's a great listener...

We went to the West Point parade and I was afraid Lexi would sleep through the whole thing.

The fire engines took care of that.

My boys bringing the chairs

I love the expression on Kaden's face, "What the ??"

Guess who's having more fun? (Hint:her name starts with L...haha)

Only in Utah.....

Apparently Kaden looked like a rebel. The Elders made sure he knew about Jesus.

Kaden has never seen a tractor before-he couldn't take his eyes off of them.

Kaden got a sucker.....from a dentist. Maybe he was trying to get more business?

Kaden had to sample the goodies. When your kids are extra cute, people tend to throw you more candy. SA-WEET! Which, of course, "Kaden" *wink, wink* ate all of.

I was so happy he got the concept of picking up the candy this year! He didn't care last year (since he was 10 months old).

Putting it in the bag.

You can never have too many samples

He did NOT know what to think about these huge trucks


After the parade, the kiddos took their naps and I went and helped my friend Livia with her booth for the Morgan fair. Lots of fun and not too hot! When I got home, we went up to Shane's parent's house for BBQ and fireworks.

Doesn't she just look A-DOR-A-BLE in her cute outfit and bow?!

We tried so hard to get them both in a picture-smiling. It was harder than labor...seriously.

Kaden has never gotten to see fireworks up close and personal. He loves the monster snap thingys, but wasn't too sure of the other things that made noises and lit up.

Ugh-please ignore me in this pic and focus on Kaden's expression. I laugh every time I see this picture.

Nervous about the close up fireworks.

Yeah-THIS is what he was scared of. A 20 cent flower thing that lasted 2 seconds (if we were lucky). I bought 8 of 'em, so he enjoyed them more by the 8th one.

Lexi didn't enjoy the fireworks.

From Shane's parent's house, you can see the whole valley and a lot of different cities' fireworks. They all seem extremely small. I like the feeling of them covering the whole sky above you, so we will take Kaden to Weber State's pioneer days fireworks in a couple of weeks so that he can have the full experience. :) It was a great 4th and I can't wait for next year when Lexi will be able to join in on the parade/candy action!