4th of July Celebrations

...Proud to be Americans!...

Some relatives of ours are in town for the week,

and we enjoyed watching the parade with them.

Grandpa! Candy's for the kids!

After the parade, we went to our grandparent's house for lunch.

Here, we are sorting out the candy we got from the parade...

a history lesson with grandpa

Emma and her cousin, Abby, on the swing in our grandparent's back yard.

an outdoor picnic

Sam being cute...

In case you were wondering what we do around here...

Aren't those a little big, Sam...?

Now's he's gettin' it...

10-mile hike

A couple weeks ago, Mom, Carrie, Paul, Emma,

our Uncle Paul and cousins, Kendall and Lacey,

went on a 10-mile hike up to Emery Toban Lake.

hiking...

Paul carried the backpack the whole way... way to go, Paul!

on the way up to the lake, we passed this beautiful water fall

Emery Toban Lake

the triumphant hikers!