July 4th Weekend Fun

We flew to WI for my Dad's 60th birthday party over 4th of July weekend.  We got to spend a lot of time with family.  The girls had a great time playing with Grandpa, Nana, Auntie Kendra, Hayden and Uncle Paul. They spent a lot of time playing with toys at the house.  We got ice cream at Dairy Queens.  We hung out in the pool.  Natalie had lots of fun playing in the sprinkler and slip-n-slide with Hayden. 

On July 3rd, we had a birthday party for my dad at my parents house.  We enjoyed spending a lot of time with the family and friends that were able to make it.  Natalie and Claire's Oma and Opa were even able to make it to the party.  We also got to see:  Jerry, Barbara, Lynn, Rob, Brett, Ryan, Lynn and her boyfriend Chris, Natalie and Claire's great-grandma, Becky, Amber, Christopher, Lauri, Pam, Merlin, and Cameron and his girlfriend Mindy.

Another reason we chose to have my dad's party that weekend (versus closer to his birthday on the 19th) was to take our girls to the Racine 4th of July parade.  The parades here in North Carolina are horrible -- they only have children's parades.  No marching bands or floats.  Racines' is supposedly one of best in the nation.  The day turned out really great -- not to sunny or hot.  Unfortunately I broke out in a heat rash that itched for days.  I enjoyed being able to have my girls see the parade.