Fourth of July

This year goes down as one of the best 4th of July's ever! It was a PERFECT day - sunny & warm, and we spent the holiday with our family and friends. Can't get any better than that, right?


The Skinners were generous enough to host at their new house...and it was a great day! We played some games, ate some food, and talked while the kids played.


The Bakula Boys brought their scooters, and the kiddos rode and rode and rode....they also had fun with chalk, and with their water guns :) Burkey got a little TOO close with the water gun, as you'll see a little later on!


The cutest thing ever was how little Adam was Jem's little shadow :) He kept wanting to be near him, and when we saw him scratching Jem's back we thought it was the CUTEST thing ever!


April was missing her Mexico warmth...towards the end of the night she was covered in 2 blankets and 2 towels LOL.


The fireworks show was spectacular, as usual! We set off some mortars and we had a whole bunch of sparklers...but the Lake Stevens area outdid themselves with the fireworks display! So many fireworks, so very pretty! It was a fantastic Fourth of July!

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