Daddy's week off!!!!

Hi Everyone! We have been pretty busy this week. Daddy is on vacation and we have been enjoying spending time together. Of course this week was also the 4th of July! We celebrated America's Birthday over two days. First we went to the fireworks in Rutland on the 3rd. We were SO excited to go. I mean who doesn't like FIREWORKS!

Collin was trying not to look excited

Shane was so excited he couldn't help but smile!

Don't mind my hair it was HOT

Aiden and his glowstick

We picked the BEST spot to watch the fireworks too. We layed down and it felt like they were right on top of us. They were AWESOME!!!!

On Wednesday morning (the 4th) Mommy got us up and made us get ready to go out right away. We were OFF to the Parade! Again, so exciting

All Mommy wanted was a pic of the boys in their matching shirts
and me in my matching dress. Well, we were not co-operating.

Here are our favorite people Riley and "Auntie" Missy Baker!
walking in the Parade with the Daisy's! GO DAISY's!!!!!!!!

We LOVED this Celtic Marching Band!

It was SO hot that they were giving out Popsicles!!!

I know Aiden doesn't look to Happy, you should know he had a VERY bad ear infection and the LOUD noise of the firetrucks were hurting him. Poor Buddy!

LOOK I got a tattoo...OK it's not real, but it was patriotic!

One of the floats were throwing these out and
I was lucky enough to catch it!!! HOW CUTE!

The boys LOVED this truck and want it..even daddy!

Once the Parade was done we went down the road to Mommys' cousin Linda's house. Here is where Mommy dropped the ball camera wise. Our Cousin Matt who is a soldier and JUST coming home from Australia was there with his wife Wendy and two kids Hunter and Haley. Mommy totally forgot to get out the camera and take pics...but we went over and played for a while and just visited before heading home and getting ready to go to MY friend Madisyn's house for a BBQ. Her Mommy and Papa invited us all over. This was turning out the be my BEST day ever! When we got to Madi's house there was LOTS to do, but our favorite part was the swimming and the fireworks. Mommy's camera was acting all crazy so she didn't really get many pics of us at the BBQ

Me and my bestie Madi

On Thursday Mommy and Daddy took us to do something us kids had NEVER done before, but were SO excited to do. We went camping!!!! In a tent!!!!

It was ALOT of work to get ready, we had to pack our food and clothes and get blankets and sleeping bag. The work didn't stop there when we got to the camp ground. Lamb City if you are wondering, we had to "Make Camp" this meant we had to pitch our tent, get our chairs out, set up our "grill" and build a fire! Mommy and Daddy said if we are big enough to camp we are big enough to help so they put us to work!

Even Shane had to help carry firewood!

Once the work was done, the FUN began!

Like SWIMMING in the pools!  

CANNON BALL!!!!!!

And Playing with kids at the next site over...

Mommy said we looked like Katniss from the books she read "the Hunger Game"
the little girl (who's name was Oliva) dad said the same thing!

and having a BBQ

Before we knew it, it was time to settle down. Enjoy the fire...

I LOVE that I can read now..I bring books every where I go!

and

MAKE S'MOREs!!!!!!!!

In the Morning Mommy made breakfast over the fire. Scrambled eggs with sausage. Turkey Bacon and muffins Mommy had made the day before at home!

OUCH the heat and smoke was hurting mommy's face and hands

After a few minuets Daddy got the smart idea to lay a piece of wood across the fire so mommy didn't have to hold the pan

Before we knew it, it was time to pack up and get ready to go home. Time goes SO fast when you are camping. We are TOTALLY gonna do it again.
Well, that is what we have been up to...