4th of July Fun
This was Tiny and Buba’s third 4th of July, but really it’s the first one where we attempted to participate in any associated activities.
Their first 4th
Their second 4th
The first year, they were just shy of 4 month old, and I cannot even begin to tell you how we spent that day. The second year, we were visiting my family in Iowa. I remember that there was a big cookout, but I don’t believe we took them to any parades or festivals.
So this year, it was quite a change. We started out by heading over to a small carnival in a neighboring town on the 3rd.
an attempt to get a shot of the two with their first carnival prizes
playing the “pick a ducky” game
having fun in the bouncy house
riding their first carousel ponies
When asked about their favorite part, Buba said his favorite part was all of it, while Tiny’s favorite part was “eatin da fried dough.” If I hadn’t been so busy chowing down on some fried dough myself, I’d have gotten a picture of that too. 
The next day we headed over to Grammy and Grandpa’s house. We went down to the town center to see the kids’ bike parade and then had a picnic in the park. After a nap, Buba and Tiny wanted to brave the heat and play outside for a while.
sprinkler fun
riding around the cul-de-sac
nature hike
With a 7:15pm bedtime, there were no fireworks to be seen this year, but perhaps in another few years I’ll brave the traffic and crowds and take Buba and Tiny to see the display on the esplanade.
Oh, my goodness! They look like such big kids running around with the sprinkler!
I contemplated taking the girls to the bike / stroller parade in the neighboring park, but I chickened out, not wanting to mess with their naptime. Next year, for sure, though. Our navy blue stroller will look great with some red and white streamers. HA!
mmmm. Fried dough. Can’t blame her.
Those are wonderful pictures!!
Look at those curls on my girl! And buba looks SOOOO happy on the carousel – you should totally frame that shot!!
It wasn’t until I thought it would be fun to take my kids to see fireworks that I realized how impossible that is until they are older. In Oregon, at this time of year the sun is just setting at 9pm. Fireworks don’t start until after 10.
Wow, looks like so much fun!! I can’t really remember their fist 4th, but it was probably not much fun, LOL. 
I’m glad they enjoyed it!!
xoxo
Awesome pictures! They look so much older than they are. They are adorable. We took the kids to the festivities in town last year. We spent all day into the night downtown til the fireworks last year. This year we went home for awhile before heading back out for the fireworks!
I LOVE those pictures!