Happy 4th of July!

The kids watching smoke bombs

me and the boys

our star pancake breakfast

not the best picture

here they are in all their glory

brothers

messing around

silly bean

Mr. monkey see monkey do

swimming

playing with daddy

he loved this frisbee

getting out of the water

Driving the boat

on the paddle boat with grandma (Camden is on it too)

he almost fell asleep on the ride

We started our Fourth of July festivities on the third. We went out to Randy and Judy Bailey's cabin in South Bend Nebraska. We have been going for the last few years and every year the kids have more and more fun. The kids swim in the lake and play in the sand. Carter particularly loved the boat ride this year. He got to drive for awhile which made him so happy. Camden didn't seem to mind one way or the other. He was too busy hamming it up for all the passengers. Neither of the boys *loved* being in the lake but they did spend sometime there. They both really liked the sand and Carter spent most of his time there. They also had some games with prizes for the kids and Carter liked that a lot too. They played on the swing set and ate yummy food. Then around 10 we watched a fireworks show that was fun. Carter was funny during it. He didn't really care one way or the other in the beginning of the show but when the finale hit he was really excited about the fireworks. Camden was sleeping so he didn't get to enjoy the show. We didn't get home till after 11pm. They boys were wiped and slept well. We even got to sleep in until 8:30! That never happens. I then made a star pancake breakfast with whipped cream, strawberries and blueberries. The boys thought it was pretty cool and I only wasted half the batter trying to figure out what the easiest way was to make them. We lounged around during the day because it was rainy all day. We watched the movie "Up" which Chad and I enjoyed more than the kids but was still a good time. Then we went to Al and Karen's for a 4th of July celebration at their house. Carter loved watching all the people light of fireworks and I had a heart attack watching him. We had another late night that ended by Carter asking for his pajamas and asking to go home because he was tired. What a sweet boy! All in all it was a great weekend full of family and friends and the kids had a blast! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

(make sure you check out all the posts I did below, I think their are 4 others)