Our Fourth of July Weekend

Well it was a busy weekend around here!

We started out on Friday going to the YMCA to go swimming with Owen. Owen has not been a big fan of the water, but has been getting better over the last month or two. We dropped Emmett off at the Y-Watch so we could swim just the three of us. Owen did much better than he has been doing. He jumped off the wall into our arms and he started putting his face in the water too. It is a big step from screaming and holding onto us for dear life like he had been doing earlier this spring. 

Saturday Owen and Daddy got up really early [for our house] at 6:30 to get ready to run in a 5k. Eric, Owen, our friend and his little girl all did the race together. Owen and the little girl rode in a stroller while the dads ran the 5k in a half hour. After the race we went to a celebratory pancake breakfast. At noon that day we participated in a "family parade" where the kids are the "floats." Our team, The Patriots, took third place and we got a trophy even. That night we went back to the park to see water ski show and we ran into some of Owen's friends there. It was a great day overall. 

Eric pushing our family "float" 

Owen got to go on a train ride. He is the driving the yellow one. 

Sunday we woke up and got ready to go to church. Just before we were ready to leave for church Eric decided we would take a day trip to Portage after church. We headed down and had lunch with Eric's family and then had dinner with my family.

Owen riding his bike down the driveway at Grandma & Grandpa's. 

Owen picking flowers for Mama

Owen working hard to dig a hole where grandma pulled up the weeds. 

Owen riding his tractor-his favorite toy at Grandma & Grandpa Becraft's. 

It was getting late so we decided to stick around for the 4th too. On the 4th Eric helped his mom and dad work on their porch with was in need of repair. Owen, Emmett, Grandma Carol, and I all went to a 4th of July parade. It was a nice long parade with lots of fire trucks, old cars, tractors, and candy!

Grandma Carol and the boys waiting for the parade to start.

Owen spotting a fire truck around the corner.

Emmett wouldn't let grandma sit the whole parade. 

Owen waving to one of the many tractors.  

After the parade it was hot out we stopped by to get Grandma Elaine and we headed to the beach to go swimming. It was Emmett's first time in the water and he seemed to like it. It was Owen's first time this year at the beach and at first he wasn't so sure of the sand-but by the time we went home he was covered in it. 

Emmett's first time at the beach. 

Owen with sand all over his hair. 

I hope your 4th of July weekend was as fun as ours!