our 4th (5th) of July

We had a fabulous Independence Day.

I love spending time with family and just enjoying being around each other. The 4th if definitely one of the best holidays for that. It's like Thanksgiving, but warm!

Gage wasn't so sure about the parade.

I think it was mostly the sirens that he was not fond of.

Of course, before long he was fast asleep.

After the parade, we headed to the park.
Gage loved lying on the grass and looking up at the sky.
He definitely had plenty of attention to keep him entertained.


Of course there were lots of smiles.

And playing with his tongue.

And snuggling with his blanket.


Then it was off to Grandma's house for a BBQ!

*cue poopy blow-out. at least we were at home*

More smiles, of course.

And Gage even tried sitting up on his own.


He even made it for 5-10 seconds! :)


There was a lot of drool involved.


And lots of fireworks.





I love the 4th.

*update*
I found some more irresistible photos, so I am just going to add them here at the bottom.

happy independence day america

Although we are not really celebrating until tomorrow, we had all kinds of fun tonight. We had a big family dinner with fireworks and lots of fun! Loud fun! 

It was fun visiting and letting Gage meet everyone again.

We joked about "Gage's Entourage" because everywhere he went, he had plenty of followers. When grandpa said it was time for fireworks and wondered where everyone was... Gage's entourage was in the house, of course.

Gage slept through all the loud fireworks. Not even one tiny move.

We'll see what happens tomorrow when it's time for the city fireworks.

I absolutely love the 4th and I love spending time with family. 

Even Grandma Myrna came down to visit with us. (Dustyn's mom) We are happy to have her here! R-field is *the* place to be on the 4th of July.