What a festive 4th of July we have enjoyed! Friday we went to Conner Prairie for their celebration.
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Saturday we went to the Brownsburg parade in the morning and met
these adorable quadruplets, whom we happened to sit next to. Check out the 4 blondies sitting next to the 4 brown haired kids. Isn't it cute?! (Although Rachel does look more brown than blonde in this picture.)
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Laura finally decided just to skip the parade and take a nap:
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The parade was great and between it, and the parade the kids went to on Monday, we have a TON of candy.
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After the parade we had an open house to attend and then we headed to some friends for an evening BBQ.
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Our friends made grilled flatbread for the appetizer. It was amazing! I can't wait to try grilled pizza. It doesn't look hard at all.
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Christine, as always, cooked terrific food on the grill: two flavors of ribs, chicken, and the flat bread.
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Unlike the last two years of cold and rainy weather, the weekend was gorgeous! I spent most of the evening trying to keep poor Laura happy -- all she wanted was her own bed.
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Here's Emily, enjoying her favorite holiday. Incidentally, Emily is off to Arizona for two months to do an occupational therapy internship. So far she is loving it. We all will miss her!!
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The boys got haircuts in time for the celebrations.
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Emily made a sand castle cake for the BBQ to celebrate our friend's birthday.
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Jimmy isn't looking very pleased in this photo, but we all enjoyed the cake, including Jimmy.
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Laura did have a few minutes of happy smiles:
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Sunday we grilled hamburgers after church and then on Monday Michael took the kids to another parade while I did my homeschool planning.
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And then we joined friends in the evening for yet another cookout with amazing food. It was a full and fun weekend.
2 comments:
Jimmy's not looking pleased because he's contemplating turning 24.
I love the sandcastle cake! What a fun weekend.
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