Happy 4th of July!

This year's 4th of July celebration was a fun family day, as usual! Canby has a General Canby Days celebration that is always fun to see friends and support the community. Traditions are what make every holiday great, right?

This was how we started the walk to the parade. Sydney had taken an early nap but Seoul didn't take a nap because it was an early afternoon parade.

The girls were very excited waiting for the parade, especially anticipating the candy they might receive! We had time to kill and the girls had fun together. Sydney's favorite part was the kettle corn Grandma had - haha! Seoul practiced her waving skills.

Let the parade begin! Always love seeing our American Flag upheld by those in uniform. We are so lucky to live in a country where we have so many freedoms! The girls showed their patriotism by waving their flags. The animals were a hit, of course.

Ella was in the parade with her dance team. She did so great!

          

Mindee "walked" with the float for her ward, and had a beautiful smile!

This was Seoul's face when she saw what floats were coming up...

After the parade we walked around downtown to see all the various activities and booths. Some friends had a hand print flag activity, which was super cute. It was pretty hot so we didn't last long... as you can see Seoul is sleeping soon after we started walking.

For dinner we had a BBQ meal of hamburgers and corn on the cob. I believe this was Sydney's first experience with it and she caught on quickly. Yum! 

The girls have fun trying on mommy's shoes, and these were my festive shoes I wore on the 4th of July. Sydney had fun with those while Seoul has on my flip flops in the background.

Seoul wanted to watch fireworks tonight but Sydney wasn't making it. So, I took Seoul and we went over to meet up with my mom and Mindee. It was quite a wait to make sure we got seats since I didn't know how early I needed to be. Of course kids were setting off their own fireworks all around us, which spooked Seoul a bit. With the noise, sounds, and late hour Seoul didn't make it. I convinced her to stay for at least a couple displays but then she started yelling that she wanted to go home and just be in her bed. Alright, maybe next year.