4th of July Weekend

Happy 4th of July!! We had a nice weekend with the boys for the 4th. We didn't do a lot, but we had a good time. On Friday, Jeff came home with some new toys (see video at bottom) and on Saturday we went to the local fair. (Grant in his 4th t-shirt)


Reed was ready to go to the fair. He had his cool dude glasses on.


We had a blast at the fair. They had a petting zoo that was FREE. The boys were just thrilled with the sheep and cows and pigs. (Reed)

This poor momma pig had like 10 babies. She was doing her part to nurse them, but ouch, they were not gentle. The boys kept trying to reach in and be "'soft" but there was a reason for the fence.

Grant kept saying "'moooooo" for the sheep. We kept correcting him but he didn't want to hear it. They were so funny. They really wanted to touch the animals, but as soon as they would turn towrds the babies they would back up. They were really nice to the sheep and kept talking about how the sheep and goats were "eating grass".

We also took them on a few rides. It was so hot and we were ready to go after a short amount of time. We did manage to eat a funnel cake first though. Who goes the the fair and doesn't have a funnel cake!

I gave the boys some ravioli for lunch on Sunday. They really liked it but Grant got it all over his face. He kept reminding me of the oompa loompas from Willie Wanka. His skin was so orange.

Jeff works with a really nice guy named Matt. Matt has two boys older than our boys. SO, we were the lucky recipients of some "new to us" toys. You would have thought it was Christmas in July. The boys are just over the moon over their new toys. He gave us a rocking horse (that makes noise) and a basketball hoop and a bunch of really cool cars. We are so greatful to Matt for sharing with us. Thankfully the boys didn't mide taking turns because the non-rider got to play basketball. :)

I have been trying to get a video of the boys playing "catch" and think I have gotten a good one. They are so funny because neither one actually catches the ball. They just play, "toss it close to the other guy". I bet they'll get better in the future.