4th of July 2013

I sure do love the 4th of July parade.

We go with the Bailey's every year.

This year Kate and Tessa came too.

Cooper was very excited when he got his little flag...

and even more excited when he saw it matched the shirt we helped mom make.

The marching bands are still my favorite.

My other favorite part of the 4th is fireworks.

I helped mom pick them out.

We had our friends over to light our fireworks all together.

This was our grand finale!

When it got really dark and everyone had gone home, me and mom

walked around the neighborhood and saw lots of really big fireworks in the sky.

It was a really fun day!

The 4th!

I love the 4th of July...

Parades...fireworks...it's all so fun!

I LOVED the fire truck in the parade!

I think Cooper did too!

But my favorite thing is always the marching band!

this is just a cute picture of Cooper feeding himself!

After the parade we went to Park City to ride the slide and the coaster.

Mandy was staying at our house so she came too!

Oh...and Jeremy and Aiden and Jamie and Steve and Kensie rode on the rides too!

I tried to pull the sled for mom but it was too heavy.

This is me pretending so mom could take a picture!

I didn't get to ride with mom the last time we came so I was super excited to have her with me this time! She even let me drive.

After we had lots of fun at Park City we had a BBQ at our house.

And we got to do some fireworks!

And when it got dark...we watched lots of big fireworks in the sky...those are so cool!

I can't wait till the next 4th of July!

4th of July 2011

First thing this morning, after I got up made my bed and brushed my teeth...mom told me it was time to get dressed to go to the parade.

We went with Kevin and Trey and Addie came with us too.

And I got to wear my new shirt!

Jamie brought pops for all of us...I LOVE those things.

We threw lots and lots while we waited for the parade to start.

The people in the parade always throw candy.

I don't like it 'cause it sticks to my teeth.

I decided to try a blue one "cause it's my favorite color".

I chewed it for a long time, then it kept sticking, so I spit it out.

My favorite things in the parade were the jeeps that climb on each other...

(I have monster trucks at home that I made do the same thing)

and all the bands...

tubas are my favorite and if the band didn't have tubas I didn't really care about them.

The day was kind of cloudy and a little bit rainy...so we couldn't go to the pool like mom and dad wanted. I was okay with that because I just really wanted to stay home.

We did go to the park for a little bit...it was really hot out.

For dinner, Jo and Grace came over.

We did play in my pool for a long time.

And we roasted hot dogs on mom's new fire.

and we made smores.

I wanted one without chocolate.

Then I realized that it was a sticky mess.

So I didn't want it at all.

Mom REALLY likes them...she doesn't even care that they are sticky.

(in mom's defense...we roasted lots of marshmallows and so she had to make up lots of smores super fast...and then was holding them for us...of course, we didn't eat them...so mom did)

Then we got to light "fireworks".

Mom kept calling them that...but these are NOT fireworks.

We really liked the colored smoke...

and the tanks that shot each other.

After ours were all gone, me and dad walked around the neighborhood so I could take pictures of real fireworks...here's one of them.

At bedtime I told mom that I liked everything about today!

Happy 4th of July!

When I woke up this morning, I thought it was just a church day...

but it was so much more.

(after church)

Mom: Dallin, when we get home you and me are going to take a nap so we can go to Addie's.

Me: I want to go there right now.

Mom: nope, if you want to go to Addie's, you have to take a nap.

(repeat that conversation about 10 times)

....(me asleep for about 90 minutes, mom in the kitchen hears my door open)...

Me: I'M READY TO GO TO ADDIE'S NOW!

We played and ate and played and ate some more.

(I learned how to play volleyball, I'll post pictures soon)

And then...we did fireworks!

It was a very fun...and long...day...and

I stayed up WAY past my bedtime...and I am Ti-red!

Good-night!

"No, firework"

better late then never...

4th of July!

A fun-filled 4th of July!

1st I got to take pictures with my cousins, Kensie and Cameron. We were so good that we got to go to McDonald's for lunch. Then I took a nap while mom ran some errands. When I woke up my aunts and uncles were at grandma's and we ate food and played and played. Cameron and Kensie were throwing this white stuff that made a very funny noise. Then we went to a park and I got to play all over...we even got to dance (mom doesn't have those pictures though) and then I sat on mom's lap and watched all sorts of bright stuff in the sky. It was REALLY loud, but I didn't get scared!

Me and mom

Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Vicki

Uncle Steve, Aunt Jamie and cousin Kensie

Aunt Mandy and cousin Cameron

Last year I slept through all the fun...I'm real glad I stayed awake this year!