Every year for the past three years Tom's parents have hosted a 4th of July party at their house. Each neighbor contributes money towards the meal and also bring a side dish. Ted (Tom's dad) also buys a large amount of fireworks that we watch after dinner.
Here we are eating. Notice Tom in the right hand corner. He has two water guns in his hands. He was squirting everyone during dinner.
Here he is again just ready to spray anyone who isn't already wet. It was so hot and humid outside that being sprayed felt really good!
During dinner the kids also had some time to decorate their bikes, scooters, roller blades, etc. Here is Kellen's creation.
Emma (cousin) and Katie had matching hair for the 4th. Katie loves, loves her cousin Emma! She had the best time playing princesses, making crafts, and reading with her cousin.
Here is their matching hair from the back. It took a little while to do but the girls looked so cute throughout the day!
Here is Katie's 4th of July scooter creation.
This was only a portion of the group that came to eat that night.
Kellen wanted to pose a few times with his scooter.
No blog post would be complete without Kellen showing us his tongue.
Toward the end of the night the kids put on a parade for all the adults. They just kept riding up and down the street until we kicked them off to do fireworks.
There they go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops, sorry that this picture is a bit fuzzy.
Go Kellen!
Fireworks. They were a lot bigger than pictured here but you get the idea, right?!
Just a portion of the audience watching the awesome firework show.
Yay!
Here we are eating. Notice Tom in the right hand corner. He has two water guns in his hands. He was squirting everyone during dinner. 
Here he is again just ready to spray anyone who isn't already wet. It was so hot and humid outside that being sprayed felt really good!
During dinner the kids also had some time to decorate their bikes, scooters, roller blades, etc. Here is Kellen's creation.
Emma (cousin) and Katie had matching hair for the 4th. Katie loves, loves her cousin Emma! She had the best time playing princesses, making crafts, and reading with her cousin.
Here is their matching hair from the back. It took a little while to do but the girls looked so cute throughout the day!
Here is Katie's 4th of July scooter creation.
This was only a portion of the group that came to eat that night.
Kellen wanted to pose a few times with his scooter.
No blog post would be complete without Kellen showing us his tongue.
Toward the end of the night the kids put on a parade for all the adults. They just kept riding up and down the street until we kicked them off to do fireworks.
There they go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops, sorry that this picture is a bit fuzzy. 
Go Kellen!
Fireworks. They were a lot bigger than pictured here but you get the idea, right?!
Just a portion of the audience watching the awesome firework show.
Yay!
Before Kellen set up the bed we make pizzas and ate in the tent. It was such a fun night!
I know that I am not sitting a lady like manner. Truthfully, I didn't care. I was trying to saw wood and was having very little luck.
The frame of the coop.
The coop was coming together very nicely at this point. I went and bought a mister for my mom and her chickens. We put chicken wire on the open parts of the coop. My brother put in some nice bedding at the bottom. I think we did a pretty awesome job, especially since we have never built anything like this before!
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