4th of July

To try to get Addie excited about the upcoming birthday of our country, I did a couple of preschool activities with her. They were a big hit and now, Addie can't stop talking about the 4th of July. In fact, every time she prays these days, she says, "thank you for the 4th of July". We have tried to let her know it is over, but she is in denial.

Her stars and stripes collage:

What could it be? A graham cracker with icing,

some red twizzlers,

and some blueberries, to make an edible flag! (we had to get a picture quick before it was consumed!)

The morning of the 4th:

Our big activity on Independendence day was to go to the local parade. I had been reading a few 4th of July books to Addie and all of them mentioned parades, so she was very excited about actually going to one.

Waving the flag:

Daddy and Addie:

Don't worry, we let Levi out of the stroller and he got to wave a flag too:

Just watching the parade go by:

Waving, chewing, whatever:

And to top it all off, Bob put up a swing for the kids in the back yard:

They both loved it: