4th of July

Today was a big day! Austin's parents came up from Des Moines to help us out. Our first stop was the big 4th of July parade in Oelwein. It was a perfect day for a parade. What a lot of people! Dave, Cheryl & Tyler saw a lot of people they knew, so it was a lot of fun. We had a big crew and they still couldn't keep up. Emily sure liked all the "flags" and Tootsie Rolls!

We had McDonald's on the road (which Emily did VERY well with) and made a brief pit-stop at home in Denver to reload before heading up to Fredrika. Emily took a 30 min. snooze in the van before we had to wake her up to sit in the wagon. That was also a big parade for such a small town. Emily did so well the whole day and performed her role of looking cute beautifully. We got a lot of comments (and hopefully a lot of votes!) from people lining the streets.

We finally made it home by 3:30pm where everyone except Emily crashed. After being confined to either a car seat or wagon all day she was running around like crazy. She thought it was hilarious to chase Cheney around pushing her baby stroller and trying to run into him. She even caught him a few times! Then she had fun playing in the sand with Grandma Lorenzen while we grilled supper.

After Grandpa & Grandma Lorenzen left for home Austin washed the van in the driveway and I watered the flowers while Emily "helped". She had great fun playing with the water hose, sponges and splashing & dumping water in & out of the car washing bucket. By the time we went inside she was soaked from top to bottom. It was a great end to a very busy but fun day!

Happy 4th of July!