Our July 4th Weekend

Yep, she rocked the 4th of July! I can't even begin to describe how fun the holidays are now with a little kid to share them with! We started out the 4th, which fell on a Friday this year, by heading to town to do some shopping for baby #2. We ended up getting pillows for the porch and a toy for Bryce to use when he is like one. We are such suckers! Anyways, after shopping for a little bit, we headed to Allman's BBQ for lunch. This is becoming our 4th of July tradition. We ate there last year when Myla was just 2 weeks new and it seemed kind of surreal to be there again with her being one year old. We even had to order her her own meal.....

And I chowed down for two....

Annual Selfie at Allman's

So delicious! And if we weren't full enough after this, we headed to Carl's for some milkshakes and decided to take Tifanie one and visit her in the hospital. After we left, we stopped by Burlington to see if we could find a crib we liked and we did, but of course it was out of stock. Oh well, I don't think it would have fit in the car anyways. We got home around 3 and Myla and I took a nap for 2 hours, relaxed, watched tv, listened to DJ pitch for a sold out crowd at Mudcat stadium, and hit the hay. Great day!

 What a difference a year makes! 2013 and 2014

On Saturday, we were up bright and early getting ready for the annual Lake of the Woods parade. I've been going to this parade since I was a little girl and was so happy to take Myla and see if she was slightly interested in it this year. And, she LOVED it. 

First lollipop

Once the parade ended, we headed up to Clubhouse point to walk around and see all the vendors and things set up. We browsed, sat by the lake, and ate cotton candy and funnel cakes.

Then we were off to get some food to grill out and back home. We headed to the pool with Grandpa Jerry for about an hour and then came back home to grill. My family, who had been in North Carolina visiting my brother, got back around this time and came over to eat. We had yummy BBQ chicken prepared by the hubby. We ate, laughed, and hung out outside watching the kiddos play. And next, we were off to watch the fireworks. I was curious to see what Myla would do this year. She whined at first, not really liking them much, but then watched a few, rolled over on my lap, and then fell asleep. Whose child falls asleep while fireworks are going off?! WOW! 

What a wonderful day!!! And just because I want to show off more of her cute dress....

 

 After the firework experience, Myla must have been whooped because she slept in til 9am!!!! And momma needed that!!! We had a relaxing Sunday at my parents house. We ate, went to the hardware and grocery stores, and watched Myla and Jayden play. 

This was one of the best 4th of July weekends ever and I'm so glad that we got to experience all of the things I used to do as little girl with our baby girl.