4th of July

We had a great 4th of July! We started the day with a patriotic breakfast. The girls and I made pound cake yesterday, so we had cake for breakfast with strawberries and blueberries on top. Then they colored pictures for decorations. We went to camp to see a girl from our church get baptized at noon. She was a camper here this week, and she was so excited that she was being baptized! After the girls' afternoon nap, Hannah asked, "Is this the day we get to go see fireworks?" I said yes, and she replied, "Ohhhh, this is the moment I've been waiting for!"

We took the girls to Franklin's Masonic Home where they had a huge celebration on their front lawn. The girls got to watch a short 5 minute parade with kids and parents riding their bikes/wagons all decorated for the 4th. They picked up all the candy their little hands could hold and stuffed it into my pockets. The Masonic home's front lawn is HUGE and they have a fountain in the center, the girls had fun by that.

And they played on the big inflatable slide and bounce house. They watched a Silly Safari show with "Amazon John" who showed off his pets: a huge python, a cute little hedgehog, and a gigantic frog. We sat next to a family that was in our small group this past year, we had fun chatting with them. Then, finally, the fireworks. They didn't start until about 10:15 or later! But all three girls stayed awake and watched them. Hannah said, "I didn't know they would be this beautiul!" We got home about 11:15pm, the girls went to bed, and slept until 7:30 this morning. They're taking a good nap now, thankfully, because everyone was a bit grumpy today.


Thursday the girls and I were walking over by Mike's shop at camp and they started splashing in the puddles. Here's a look!
And a few weeks ago, they had giant lollipops. Just thought it was a good Kodak moment.