Continuation to the 4th of July

For the 4th of July we started out by having breakfast with my dad's brothers and some of my cousins. It was good to see them again since we don't get together very often even though most of us live around here. We met at a park to eat and play. My sister Valerie and her kids were visiting from Chicago so we got Seth and TJ matching shirts to wear on the 4th. Imagine our suprise when my nephew Collin had the same shirt. These 3 boys love each other!



Sam also had a great time at the park playing with Daddy!

My parents got a new dog and Sam thought he needed to drink like Missy does!

That afternoon we headed out to my brothers house for the 2nd annual 4th of July party. They make a big water slide down their hill and have a big pot luck dinner. Kyle and Lena did face painting this year as well. We also had a big water balloon fight that was quite entertaining, but alas, I didn't get any pictures.

We didn't watch any big fireworks this year, just some sparklers and neighborhood street fireworks. Unfortunately Sam only lasted long enough to get the token sparkler shot.