The week of the 4th of July is always a big one around here. Brian's birthday on the 2nd, Independence day on the 4th and Izzypop's birthday on the 5th. It gets a little out of control. But we have a lot of fun in the process. We started the day off bright and early at the Murray parade. Yes, everyone in this picture is with our party. We took up half the parade route.
Skeeto actually got pretty into it this year.
He about had a heart attack when a guy driving a Bentley in the parade handed him a Hot Wheels instead of a Tootsie Roll. I suppose that if you can afford to drive a Bentley, you can afford to throw Hot Wheels in the parade.
The Ute fan section....you know those are ladies glasses, right?
Izzypop made out like a bandit. There was a ton of candy this year.
That may have been because it was an inside job. Aunt Fig was in the parade with Bank of American Fork and made sure she took care of us. Thanks Aunt Fig.
The best parade entry was definitely the dinosaurs. They were a hit with the kids...but Skeeto definitely wanted to keep his distance....just in case.
Sure love these two cutie pies.
After the parade we went right around the corner to Grandma and Grandpa Bennion's for a special BBQ birthday party for Izzypop and Daddy. There was of course a yummy (and festive) cake, not to mention some burgers and hot dogs from the grill.
And presents.
And a few hugs and scuddles. I think the pillow was the hit present of the day. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the great time!!!
The last stop was Aunt Joan's house for some more family fun
The kids couldn't have cared less about the food or socializing. They were only interested in two things: the water and the trampoline.
Izzypop is a fish.
And even Skeeto liked the pool this year.
He also liked the slide. But he spent most of his time on the trampoline making Grandma help him jump.
We are so blessed to live in this great country and even more blessed to live close to our great family. We love you all. Happy birthday America!!!
