4th of July

Happy Independence Day! We had a very fun but busy weekend. To start it off on Thursday Brian and I went to the rodeo and then out to the bar with my sister Holly and her boyfriend Travis, Brian's brother Jeremy and his wife Darlene, and Brian's cousin Lindy and her hubby Paul. We were all excited to have a childless night so we started celebrating early and ended up having a fun night. The next day Brian and I took the kids to a parade and rodeo and they had a great time. On Saturday we had our now annual picnic with about 50 family and friends. We played some volleyball and baseball and the kids had a great time on the new swingset that Brian built from scratch last week.(he did an awesome job) Then we watched the fireworks from our hayfield. Finally, on Sunday after church, we went to a nearby lake with Holly, Trav and his parents Lynn and Debbie, and our friends Jeff and Jeni. The boys fished for a little while and then Brian got his first ride in a kayak. He did really well and only flipped over once. I didn't get a picture of him though because I was too freaked out to get the camera up in time!

the boys playing on the new swingset

waiting for the parade to start
Aunt Holly, Travis and Logan
Aunt Darlene, Uncle Jeremy and Chase

Travis going under
Brian and Travis
Dylan practicing
Colton going fishing

Logan paddling