Independence Day!

 We had such a fun 4th of July! 

My dad & Trav were here helping Shawn move (he was moving to CA and then on to TX for med school).

It was a relaxing day and we didn't do a ton, but what we did was just right.
We passed on our tradition of early morning hot air balloons in Provo because of the baby. Best decision. Mornings are a little slow over here due to middle of the night feedings!

My dad said he wanted to go up to his uncle's for the day and we were invited. Perfect, we were so thrilled!

So we joined my dad at  Joanne & Earl's and a bunch of  (extended) family we rarely see for a delicious bbq and some running around:  

The kids were in outdoor heaven. Dirt, sandbox, swingset, toys, and kids. Perfect day!

This is a really horrible picture of me (blame it on the angle/late nights/post baby body?!) but we're all in it, so  here it is:

My dad got to meet Callen for the first time this trip:

Callen loves being held and being outside.

Ryder thought this chair was awesome:

I love this man:

After dinner we headed back to our city to meet up with our wonderful friends for our own fireworks show. Our kids have only ever stayed up for fireworks once, so this was totally new and exciting for them.

Will & Geniel are AWESOME and we had so much fun hanging out with them:

 I love Ryder's face...he did NOT want to touch it!

Our kids are such great friends, it makes it so fun to get together!