4th of July

The 4th of July was a day filled with fun. It was the 2nd coldest July 4th ever recorded in Omaha - so you can imagine what we did most of the day....stayed indoors. It also rained off and on all day long, and made toss out our plans for boating, swimming, and getting some sun. :( We went to Doug's parent's house at about 3pm and had a good time with family. Doug's aunt Jodi made some Jello Shots, and his grandma Lila thought she needed to try them, so that was pretty hilarious watching her try to get it out of the little cup with her tongue! :) Next we went back to town to my friend Mandy's house for some early fireworks and social time. We weren't able to stay long, as we had company out at Doug's parent's house, but Samantha & Alden were able to play with their friends Caden & Cody for awhile, which was good, because there were no other kids at their grandparent's house that day. Alden was amazed by parachutes and the fireworks that look like trucks. When we got back to Doug's parent's house, our friends Joel & Beth were there. We sat around and talked most of the evening and then watched the neighbors blow up their fireworks. Alden loved the fireworks and Samantha ran from them and plugged her ears and watched most of them from inside the screen door!