4th of July.....

The 4th of July is my favorite Holiday....

I love having all my kids home...

not to mention the warmth and sunshine!!!

this year Brittnee, James and Brynlee were not able to make it

it just was not the same

but we had fun anyways....

we ALWAYS go to the parade

This year we left Taylor and Natalie to save our place

if you ever go to the Show Low Parade you will know why

its important to get their early and have someone save your place

they were suppose to set us up in the wet zone but

i think they chickened out because they got us about

50 feet from the wet zone but not IN it.....

we had a good time teasing them about that.

Meghan and Hayden

Our group....

Noah on the curb

from left to right

Natalie, Sawyer, Meghan, Hayden, Quade and Rich

standing behind

Taylor and her friend Colton

Austin was down the road in the wet zone

as you can see...even in the dry zone not everyone stayed dry....

Taylor ended up taking a bath...right there on the sidewalk

Quade making the move on Hayden's girlfriend.....

love this picture!!! LOL

yes...even the dogs got to go. I don't have a picture of pepper

but here is a picture of Hayden's new puppy Railey...

now that Brittnee has snuck a peek from a facebook photo that was inadvertently posted.

We can now share him with the world..

speaking of sharing...

if anyone wants this dog please let me know because I'm about ready

to kick him out of the family

he is mischievous and has eaten half the corn plants in the garden!

look at those big puppy dog eyes...how can you resist???