Fourth of July Fun

We're usually on vacation for the Fourth, but because baby Claire is so new, we decided to stay in town this year. That gave us an opportunity to enjoy the annual Carrollton parade. Of course Claire and Jake were decked out in their festive wear and I had to take plenty of pictures. Hope you and your family had as much fun celebrating America's birthday as we did! Enjoy!

As usual, Claire was up bright and early ready for the parade!


After we got the kids dressed and ready, we had time for a quick pic before we headed out the door. As you can tell, Jake was excited about the parade!


Daddy had his hands full while we waited on the parade.





Jake loved waving to the people on the floats. Jason and I loved seeing their faces light up when they noticed Jake waving to them. What a great feeling!




By the time the last group came by, Jake was tuckered out! Luckily, we had time for naps before cooking out and doing sparklers!

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