4th of July Weekend

What a FUN weekend! Don't you just love long holiday weekends?! On Friday Jason and I got together with a bunch of our friends and kayaked/canoed a 6 hour trip down the river. It was so much fun and I wish I had more pictures to share but, until I get a water proof camera these will have to do.

This is right before we left to meet everyone else. I think there was about 18 of us that went. It was such a good time!


Friday evening was Bible School Family Night at church. The kids sang and danced to several songs they learned, they received a certificate for participating in Bible School, they showed off all of the crafts they did through out the week and then we ate! Avery had so much fun at Bible school this year and hated for it to end. She asked when she gets to go back and I told her next year. Her response was, "Oh man, next year is really far away!"



Catch a ride on the Boomerang Express!


Saturday morning we got up early and headed to the parade for White Mills Days. We were also meeting some old friends that we don't get to see that often. It was so nice to spend some time with Maria, Clay and their handsome little man, Cohen and Becka and her little cutie, Lanee. It was the first time we met Cohen and the first time I had seen Maria and Clay since their wedding shower 4 year's ago. It was so great to see them!

Oaks amazed by the parade!


Cohen checking out the parade after getting his belly full!


Having fun at White Mills Days!


The girls and our babies...minus Avery...she had already talked her Daddy into taking her to the playground. (Please excuse my very bad hair day...one day it will be long again...I hope...sooner than later!)


Maria, Clay and Cohen. It was so good to see you guys! Hope you get to move closer to home soon!

The 4th is also Jason's dads birthday so every year his mom has a cookout to celebrate. This year we had a special treat...the kids put on a concert for us! They had Papaw pull the wagon out and made sure that we brought our karaoke machine with all the microphones. It did start to rain, but it did not stop the show! We backed the wagon into the barn and they sang their little hearts out. The crowd favorite was "Going Through Hell" by Rodney Atkins. Of course the last song of the night was a beautiful rendition of "Happy Birthday to Papaw."

Kyle, Avery and Chandler


Of course Oaks had to get in on the action!


It didn't take long for Oaks to have enough and was ready for bed, but since his bed is no where around cousin Kyle's shoulder will do just fine. Poor Kyle...Oakley is just about as big as he is! :)


Sunday we spent the afternoon over at cousin Levi's birthday party. The kids had tons of fun seeing all the animals, having a water fight and busting the pinata. Wish I has some pics to share, but after taking tons all weekend I didn't even get my camera out. Then we headed to Gran and Papa's to say goodbye before they left for their 3 week vacation in Malaysia.

Whew...I am wore out...I think I need a weekend of rest after a busy holiday weekend!