4th of July

Actually, backing up to the 3rd of July here. We had planned to go to the Houston Symphony’s 4th of July celebration in The Woodlands, but Millie had a little fever bug and we didn’t want to keep her up late that night knowing that the next day would be full. So I stayed home with both girls and Tyler took the boys. They said it was fun but very hot! And Millie and I had fun doing her nails and watching a movie.

We met up with the Juergens crew early on the 4th for a parade in The Woodlands. It was crowded and hot and fun!

I was very grateful for our little stroller fan. We really couldn’t have done much this summer without it!

The whole crew at the parade. Garrett, McKenna, and Morgan came down from Fort Worth for the weekend and it was so fun to have (almost) everyone together!

We went back to Gigi and Poppy’s house for swimming and barbecue. I finally got some pictures of these cute kids in their swim suits that Gigi got for all the grandkids.

We ate, swam, watched the hot dog eating contest on TV, and passed baby Hazel around.

After swimming and while some of the babies were napping, Botz showed us some old pictures and things from his time in the Navy. The kids loved hearing about life on an aircraft carrier, especially after having just seen the battleship a few days before.  

Everyone took turns playing pickle ball. I had forgotten how fun that is!

And Harvey fell asleep during his snack. It was hilarious.

We grabbed some dinner at Mod Pizza before heading to Towne Lake to watch the fireworks. We got there plenty early and enjoyed the nice evening.

The fireworks were awesome! There was a little drama getting out of the parking lot - one truck in particular blocked everyone else from getting out for a good long while - which was funny. We love the good ol’ U.S. of A.!