4th of July Weekend

I took Friday off of work and decided to take Dylan on a bike ride. We headed up to the top of Middle Canyon and saw a little wildlife on the way.

The nice thing about the White Pine trail is that it's almost all downhill. However, the trail was in pretty rough shape, but Dylan was a trooper and held his own. I was rather proud of how well he rode.



We did manage to get us and the bikes extremely muddy thanks to a rainstorm the day before, so cleaning the bikes was order of business number one when we got home.




Just about that time, Tiff, Trevor, and the kids came to spend the night. We hung out for the afternoon, then Trevor went to help me DJ a party. I like having Trevor come DJ with me, it makes it even more fun being able to B.S. with him while I'm working.


4th Of July

I woke up to find that Jace had learned a new trick, apparently he can crawl in and out of a "Pack-n-Play" if he so chooses. I walked into Rylan's room to find this:

The first part of the morning was spent just loungin'...


Then it was off to the parade!











It was a bit cloudy, and the girls managed to get cold of course, luckily they brought a blanket just in case.


After the parade, we headed to the park so the kids could play on the bouncy houses...




And, more importantly, so that the girls could get their Cotton Candy fix!




From there, it was back to the house for the traditional BBQ! sadly, I overcooked the steaks :-[


And I'm not so sure playing "catch" with water balloons was the best idea!


The highlight of the day was Dylan getting his hair cut on the front lawn. Thanks to Trev and Tiff for tackling that one!



I didn't get the "After" picture, but it looked sooo much better!

That evening we went to some friends' for more food, and to hang out. The kids had a blast playing in the water.




Dylan, meanwhile, made a new best friend. This little blonde stuck to him like glue, and he was so cute and patient with her.


Our friend Melissa and her husband put out a Pinata for the kids to have some fun with.

Kylee took a few good swings at it...




Rylan beat on it a few times as well...




Then Power Hitter Dylan did some serious damage...



Finally killing it off so that everyone could get some candy!



It was a long and fun-filled weekend.

4 comments:

Tiff and Trev said...

Thanks for having us! We always have a blast with you guys.

I was hoping you would have gotten a picture of that pregnant lady at the parade....darn...

Shelbi Jean said...

Looks like tons of fun. I miss you guys. Hopefully we will see you on the 24th.

Rodgers clan said...

Looks like lots O fun!

N and J said...

Oh those wonderful 4th of July memories! Wish we still had the stamina to fully participate. The great part is to see the kids having a marvelous time. The food and fireworks were the best. Loved the pictures. Hope the rest of the summer is as exciting.