Happy 4th of July!!!!

First of all, I will apologize up front for these pictures being out of order - I have no idea why they get all mixed up after I download them - ugh!! Anyway, I hope everyone had a fabulous Independence Day! We had a super busy weekend, but had lots of fun, too! After attending a wedding rehearsal/picnic lunch on the 4th, we had a cook-out and watched fireworks with our good friends, the Millers.

Keegan really enjoyed the fireworks, and since it was waaaay past his bedtime, he started to get pretty mellow, too.

Keegan and Carson enjoying the fireworks

Dean was pretty proud of himself for catching this one just right. :)

Mommy and Keegan enjoying the show

The next day we all went to a birthday party for 2 of the kids in our neighborhood at the pool - Keegan had a blast!!

Keegan got to hold a sparkler for the first time - he did a great job and was only a little bit afraid at first

This isn't the best picture of Keegan, but the night time effect on the sparkler turned out pretty cool

It's a miracle we were able to get Keegan to hold still and actually cooperate for a family picture - it doesn't happen very often!!

Tim and Keegan rough-housing

We tried to get all 3 kids in their Cubs hoodies, but of course Keegan wouldn't cooperate. Look how nicely Clare and Carson are posing for the picture! Go Cubbies!!! :)

Our church was recently blessed to receive a generous donation for a brand new Rainbow Play Systems swingset - "opening day" for the new swingset was July 3rd - it's beautiful and all of the kids love it

Taking a ride on the tire swing

I was able to snap this pic at the perfect moment - he was just coming off the slide and catching himself to stand up - he looks like he's getting ready to say, "Ta Da!!"

And we're back to the jumbled mess of pictures - we played at the daycare Jenny Miller runs before watching the fireworks on the 4th - it was the perfect place to let the kids run around and let off some energy before they had to sit still

Jenny's nephew, Brady, helped the kids with the sparklers - this was Keegan's very first experience with it and he wasn't quite sure what to think at first