4th of July

Every year my mom's neighborhood hosts a fireman's breakfast and parade on the 4th of July. We finally made it over to enjoy it with them. The kids played on a waterslide in the yard while they waited for the parade and lunch. It was a huge hit (thank you G'ma Patti - great idea!) The parade was adorable and all the kids scored way too much candy! Besides us, all of my mom's siblings were there (even Aunt Paulette from Hawaii), my cousin & both my sisters and their families. It was great to hang-out with everyone and spend the day with my mom.

Me & my mom

I love this sunflower picture of her. I think we need to print & frame this one.

The start of the parade. That's as still as they were - the rest of the time they were chasing all the piles of candy they got.

A quick family picture.