We had an AWESOME 4th of july! We spent all day outside. 5 hours at the pool in the morning then the rest of the day at the park playing, eating, volleyball, poppers, fireworks... oh and did I mention the sweat? It was SOOOO hot! over 100 plus the humidity. It was kinda miserable, but we still had such a great day. Everyone was so sweaty so it didn't matter. Everyone pitched in a little for the fireworks and then our amazing friends the youngs and sorensens ( they are already dentists... jealous) they spent a lot a lot of money on big fireworks. It was so fun to be together with our friends since we coudn't be with our families. I love this holiday and I was a little sad that I couldn't be with my family back home. I am so grateful for the men and women who have fought for our freedom. I am grateful to them for many reasons but mostly for the fact that I get to live in this great land, worship as I please, and have a an amazing family. We are so lucky!

Braydon and sawyer going down the cardboard slide. it was a huge hit!

The kids eventually wore the slide out and just had fun playing with it.

You can't really tell how hot it is by his face but he was so red and so sweaty.

Some of the kids doing poppers. Yes... this is not all the kids! It's a lot of fun!!

Oh weird sawyer has his shirt off! we were lucky his pants didn't come off too! Thank heavens we didn't forget his captain america shield at home!

I told him to say God bless america. and he yelled "God bless captain america."

Some of the babies.. viviian, benson, anna, and jack

Then we added baby norah to the mix. ages go 2 months old for the three on the left and then jack is 3 1/2 and norah is 5 mo.

His sparkler ran out!

so much spoke from the smoke bombs

sorry for the random pics, but we went and played at beau laura and brook's house. it was so much fun!

Hanging out with the stroller.... yes this was in the house and he was hiding in it and I coudn't find him forever

Hot sweaty boy laying down watching some of the big fireworks

Brooks, Morgan, Shep, and sawyer

Ty and lala

Cree and Meg

Whitney and paul... they don't have kids, but for some reason they always do??

The shaws natalie, kenz, keith, and clara

the barretts emma tanner brit and blake

George jess and ollie... kolby is out of town

Katie, lydia, chelsea, jake, patrick, and carson

Jack, melissa and lily... pat was lighting off fireworks

The strongs

Rob and Kellie... she is having her baby today! She looks amazing

The youngs and sorensens... their husband are lighting off fireworks

sven richard and cassie... paisley is asleep

Parker, jeremy mason and emily

Beau, brooks and laura

ummmm braydon do you like fireworks??

I love this family!

My guys!!

Watching the big fireworks and finale! Benson liked watching the lights and sawyer thought the really cool thing was the glow stick in his hand!

My happy clean baby! It was so hot and sweaty that after the boys bath they were so happy and got sooo tired!

I don't think sawyer has ever been so easy to put down for bed time! he was so exhausted and played so hard.

Sweet Benson couldn't stay awake any longer! Such a fun exhausting day!
God bless American... and captain america too!

Benson is such a happy boy! He is always smiling and always trying to talk to us. He is also a very wiggly baby

Sawyer did not want to go to sleep so he thought he should get to watch tv in our room. Daddy was not happy when mommy started to play with him.

Sleepy Benson

Happy boy

Such a tired boy.

Sawyer making his brother laugh

Still happy even though he was so tired and HOT! it's been insane here.

Captain America on the fourth! We had to take 4 squirt guns.

Captain america. he rarely has clothes on... bad mom??

Benson channeling his inner super hero!

Being spiderman and hulk at the same time.

helping mommy and daddy fold laundry.

being silly before bath time!

Brothers! I love that he will sit by him and hold his hand. They are already best buddies.

it was so hot after we walked home from the pool. They layed there together for a while.

he likes to sit in the bumbo still. They were watching a movie together.

"i'll change his bum mom"

making cookies! He loves to help me make anything in the kitchen. but he really likes cookies so he can lick the spoon!

Being silly... oh and a little grey's in the back round. I like watching re runs!

so tasty



He loves watching movies on his ipod and I find him in funny places all the time.

This was us playing around when he was supossed to be sleeping. I love this kids so much and it's so fun the time we get to spend together just us! he is my little buddy.

Sawyer is improving so much on swimming lessons. I am so proud of him. I really think he has such a great teacher. Lauren is really amzing with the kids, but really really amazing with him. He loves her and she loves him right back. She has gotten him to go under and even swim under to her. It's a big deal because he has been a little afraid to go under the water. We are really proud of him. Benson's getting chubbier which is so dang cute! I am loving the little rolls forming on his legs and arms. He is just delicious. I really can't say enough how blessed and lucky we are to have these sweet and crazy boys! We love them... A LOT!