We had a wonderful July 4th, and hopefully I will be ready for that post while it is still July! Ha! We also had a great Memorial Day, which I am now finally posting. Hey, they're both patriotic holidays, right? :)
Here are the boys in their Americana baseball shirts.
Grammy, Papa, and Memaw joined Jay, the boys, and I for the parade in Bloomington. (Can you tell Hunter has popcorn chicken in his mouth? Little chipmunk!)
Holden's preschool buddy, Catherine, and his swimming buddy, Robert (her brother) :) and their cousins met up with us for the parade. I love how patriotic they look. Angie always has them all decked out. :)
Hunter enjoyed the parade MUCH more than last year! I remember my dad running away from the loud sirens/drums with him to a shady spot. I think he was around 3 months old then. (?) This year he watched everything with interest, (of course eating the entire time) and liked alternately waving and chewing on his little flag. Sorry for any of the flag respect codes that he broke. :)
The parade was a little disappointing this year. It was much shorter than usual, and I think the kids got about 2 pieces of candy each. Not that candy is what Memorial Day is about, but when you are 4 it is an exciting aspect. We wondered if the economy played a role in how much smaller it was? We did enjoy seeing some of our favorite things. Holden and I always like seeing the Shriners men in their little cars. The bottom left pic. is a very disappointed boy holding up his meager bag of candy. Ha!
Some pics of the boys in our backyard. I couldn't quite get one of them both just smiling normally, but they are still cute.
Playing in the backyard. Holden and Jay went out early before the parade and got some new BLUE sand for the sandbox! Holden is thrilled with anything involving the hose.
The public pools opened Memorial Day weekend! We couldn't wait to enjoy some family swim time! Holden still loves the Polar Bear slide at Fairview.
Swim fun with Robert and Catherine.
Hunter was content to sit with Daddy and his big green bucket.
Love our boys!
The boys had a great time in the sand area, too. I know it is messy and kinda gross, but it is worth it to see them enjoy themselves so much. Hunter took his first major steps here on this day...he had been taking 1 or 2, but not consistently. He was very motivated by the sand! I will say that he was absolutely ticked off when I had to rinse him off in the FREEZING cold sprayers when we were done. Poor baby! He kept gasping and screaming. Wish they had warmer water! Holden has always hated it, too, but he's finally old enough this year to realize he has to rinse off and to be resigned to that fact. :)
Back home for a cookout with my parents and Jay's parents. Memaw got the boys a new sprinkler ball for their bdays. Holden LOVES it! Most of these pics are blurry because he was in constant motion. :) Hunter enjoys water but on his own terms, just like Holden did at that age. He is not a fan of being sprayed yet.
Remember that disappointed candy picture earlier? My parents felt so bad for him that they went out and got him a whole bagful of candy. Just what the child needed! Lol!
Hunter chilling in the swing with Pepaw and Memaw while Holden has his sprinkler time.
The boys topped the day off by playing in their newly filled sand box. The blue sand is a big hit. With them. Not so much Mommy. :) It does not stain, but it seems to stick to their little bodies more than the regular kind. Or maybe it just shows up better?! Especially on Hunter, who tends to drool and then end up somehow smearing it on his face and getting it in his mouth, hair, and down his clothing. It sure is patriotic looking though!
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