We started our 4th of July weekend with a road trip to Austin. The Hatters have moved to Austin now and we can not be more excited! Now instead of traveling 4+ hours to see them it's only about an 1:20. After lunch we went to the park and Maddy joined in on the Frisbee game.
Apple Shark and Tia (Scott and Jane) were good sports and hung out in the park for a while until we all felt the need for a drink from Sonic. After Sonic we split up at Target and Golfsmith (can you guess who went where?). We ended the night with tacos.
The morning of the 4th we woke up and went to the Terrell Hills neighborhood parade and family party. We found this cute dress for Maddy for about $3 and Logan was a good sport and offered to wear a red shirt for the occasion. Maddy was, of course, not in the smiling mood. I'm pretty sure she is saying, "smile," right now.
The party after the parade was terrific, not too crowded, and most of all....FREE! Food, drinks, and games for the kids all free!
Maddy's favorite parts of the party were the petting zoo...
the bouncy house (sans the roof so we could see in)...
sitting in the Terrell Hills firetruck...
a clown that made balloon animals (or a flower in Maddy's case)...
and a water slide. We saved this for last so we could get a towel and get out of there. We stayed a little over an hour which was the perfect amount for us to celebrate and not get too hot first thing in the morning.
After naps and time inside the AC, we went to Rudy's BBQ for dinner (yum!) and then to Kerrville for fireworks. Fireworks were banned in San Antonio this year, but luckily Kerrville was still able to have a show on the banks of the Guadalupe River.
We were really happy AC wore her amazing red, white, and blue vest! Maddy couldn't take her eyes off of it when the light hit all the sparkles. (Sidenote, for those that don't know AC, she normally doesn't dress like the Shoebox Lady, but just wanted to dress up a little for the 4th!)
My camera doesn't take great pictures of fireworks (or anything for that matter), but this was the best I could get. Hope you had fun celebrating our country with family and friends. We thank God for such a beautiful place to live and raise our family!
Maddy's favorite parts of the party were the petting zoo...
the bouncy house (sans the roof so we could see in)...
sitting in the Terrell Hills firetruck...
a clown that made balloon animals (or a flower in Maddy's case)...
and a water slide. We saved this for last so we could get a towel and get out of there. We stayed a little over an hour which was the perfect amount for us to celebrate and not get too hot first thing in the morning.
After naps and time inside the AC, we went to Rudy's BBQ for dinner (yum!) and then to Kerrville for fireworks. Fireworks were banned in San Antonio this year, but luckily Kerrville was still able to have a show on the banks of the Guadalupe River.
We were really happy AC wore her amazing red, white, and blue vest! Maddy couldn't take her eyes off of it when the light hit all the sparkles. (Sidenote, for those that don't know AC, she normally doesn't dress like the Shoebox Lady, but just wanted to dress up a little for the 4th!)
My camera doesn't take great pictures of fireworks (or anything for that matter), but this was the best I could get. Hope you had fun celebrating our country with family and friends. We thank God for such a beautiful place to live and raise our family!
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