Happy 4th of July

Alright, I know it is kind of late. But… better late than never!  

The Saturday before the 4th of July we went up to the Outlets in Woodburn to do some shopping. We didn’t head out until later in the afternoon early evening, so we were there pretty late. We didn’t know, but apparently there is a firework show there the Saturday before 4th of July at 9:30. We weren’t sure of the kids would last, but they did. Bailey was really scared when the big booms would happen, but as long as one of us was holding her, she was ok. Tucker was exactly as you would picture a kid to be, and definitely made 4th of July fireworks magical!

Every year for 4th of July our ward does a breakfast over at the chapel in the parking lot. This year they had the kids do a parade of all of the 50 states. I signed Tucker up for Washington (California and Oregon were already taken). In true fashion, I didn’t get anything together for his costume until the night before… at 10:30. So, we had to settle for a t-shirt with Apples puffy painted onto it…as shown below!

If you know me well at all, then you know that this is actually really crafty for me!

Of course Tucker wanted NOTHING to do with this parade, so I got one picture of him and I had to walk with him the whole time!

Even though Bailey wasn’t in the parade, she was of course dressed for the holiday. I found a SUPER cute shirt to make on Pinterest. I was SO proud of myself when I finished the final product. It actually turned out how I had pictured it in my head. Here she is kind of modeling it!

In true Bailey fashion, about 2-seconds after taking this picture, Bailey ripped the bow off of her head!  

After the breakfast we went back to the Outlets in Woodburn because I had sold my Coach Diaper bag and needed a new bag. Also, David and I were still in need of some new clothes. I got a REALLY cute new bag with a matching wallet!     

Later that evening we went to a BBQ at our friends house. I made a delicious Avocado Salsa dip, and some miniature cupcakes. I didn’t take a picture of the dip, but the cupcakes turned out. As you can see in the picture… There’s nothing like baby blue, pink and white cupcakes to celebrate the 4th of July.

Tucker and Bailey had so much fun at the BBQ. He so enjoyed the sparklers and the kids. Bailey (the one I should have taken a picture of) got FILTHY having fun. She was crawling through all of the chalk art, the bubbles and anything else in her way. She was FILTHY, but I didn’t even care because she had SO much fun. By the time the fireworks started Bailey was EXHAUSTED! We got to see the majority of the fireworks, but left before the finale because Bailey was D.O.N.E. But, we had a great time, with great friends. We got a chance to get to know some other people that were there better too. I love BBQ’s and getting to spend time with lots of friends. Which makes 4th of July one of the best holidays!