Sunday, July 5, 2015

4th of July

We had a fun 4th in WA. I tried to get pictures of they kids at the start of the day but it took a while to get a picture where almost all of them cooperated. We enjoyed a pancake breakfast with Nonny and Papa's ward. They had activities for the kids and a little parade the kids participated in around the building. We then enjoyed another little parade at the McKells neighborhood put on by Chelsea. Julia loved riding in Lily's pink car during that one. After lunch we drive to Endicott to enjoy the small town celebration. It was about 90 miles from the Spokane area and I enjoyed the drive. Deborah forgot her shoes so we did have to make a quick stop at Burlington on our way out. We had a blast in Endicott where at Aunt Jenny is from. It is a small town of about 300 people. We enjoyed swimming, games, food, local music entertainment and being with cousins. Wish I had taken more pictures! They had a slid at the town pool and William loved going down it. Good thing they had extra life jackets. Papa and I left early before fireworks to get the little ones home. We still didn't get home until 10 but were able to see fireworks as we were entering the city. We sure missed Brian and Noah!!







Kiya, Uncle David and Nonny 

Lake Time

We had a wonderful day at the lake. We spent time swimming, driving on wave runners, boat rides and tube rides. The kids loved it but were definitely worn out by the end of the day. Lily and Julia looked cute falling asleep in the car on the way home.


Butterfly Party in Spokane

Nonny had a Butterfly themed party for all the girl cousins that were in the area. They all got matching pajamas, made bracelets, had story time, ate homemade peach ice cream and had their nails paintednt. They had such a fun time and loved every minute!

UT here we come!

We have been driving since 8 pm to get to UT. Driving at night is great! So glad Brian can do it. William had trouble sleeping in the car so I ended up sitting in between Dean and William. I didn't get as much sleep as I hoped. They all look so cute! Sad Noah is not with us but he will join us at the end of our trip.