Our 4th of July!

the 4th of july has to be one of my fave holidays.

i love summer.

(this year not so much considering i was 8+ months pregnant)

i love the smell of fireworks.

i love the parade.

i love slushies and snocones.

i love the enthusiasm of a hometown 4th of july celebration!

 

here are jax & my creepy brother tanner on my grandpa's pentawheel that he made.

i really should have gotten a better picture so you could see what it is..

mom's flowers

jax riding grandpa hansen's tractor. andrew actually took him on a ride, but i think i was taking a nap, so i missed out on that photo op.

zeussy (dad's dog) and jax.

my dad driving the famous train that my grandpa hansen also made.

the neighbor kids  love it.

on the 4th of july, my grandpa gives rides to kids at the park.

yeah, didn't get a pic of that either..

jax and second cousin jakob.

(jax loves him too much for words)

jax & family friend claire

the parade!

the best part of the parade as a kid is trying to collect the candy they throw at you as fast as you can.

my grandpa on one of his tractors.

he's the sweetest , happiest guy you'll see in the parade.

...and some adults try to get the candy too..

some of the fam at that parade.

this little fan that sprayed water was wonderful during the parade.

thank you walmart $9.

these cherry photos are for my dad to see.

see dad?

they're cool right?

he was making fun of me for taking them.

my mom has some of the best kitchen window light ever!

YES- we did go on a 4 wheeler ride. YES- i drove.

the stinky dog even came with..

our last 4th of July being a family of 3!

(my eyes look creepy. so does my body. don't even look at me, look at jaxon.)

a scared and concerned jaxon holding a sparkler

(they freak the crap out of me. i won't hold one)

almost every year, there is plenty of tanner/andy/alecia love on the blanket when we watch fireworks.

mom and dad making a lovely dutch oven chicken dinner.

yep, he IS letting jaxon, 3 years old, light fireworks.

i wasn't exactly happy about this.

i love america.

and i love the 4th of July!