July Fourth Fun

The boys had a fun-filled weekend celebrating the Fourth of July. On Saturday we packed up the minivan and headed to Papa's house for a family cookout and sleepover. Collin was so excited to go and see Autie, his best friend and idol! From the moment he saw her, he followed her around like a little puppy and was beyond happy. After dinner, Daddy and Collin headed down to the pool with everyone and then Uncle Jon set off fireworks. Little Parker slept through the entire show. Collin liked them for a few minutes and then decided it was too loud and he would rather go inside and watch them from the windows. After the fireworks, Collin got to have his first sleepover in the "fort" RaRa set up for he and Autie in the playroom. Although Mommy and Daddy were in the adjoining room, he was beyond excited and thought that he was such a big boy. However, around 6:00 am the next morning I found him with his feet on Autie's face and decided to put him in the bed with me.

Monday we dressed the boys up in their red, white and blue and took a few pictures since it was Parker's first July Fourth. That night, the Fourth of July, we stayed home and watched fireworks on television. Both boys were in awe of them. Collin kept naming all the colors while Parker just stared at the screen in amazement. Afterwards the neighborhood behind ours set off fireworks that we let Collin stay up and watch. It was a perfect end to our holiday weekend!