4th of July

The weekend before the 4th, Leighton had their festivities of a very HOT night!

We had never gone before, but thought, why not?

Avery found her friend there in almost matching shirts :)

Avery's face paint 

Aubrey wanted a matching one like her shirt 

balloon making 

She was a little stinker and tried to wipe off her face paint :)

waiting in the shade for the parade to start at 7 pm

They were happy to get LOTS of candy

Then on the ACTUAL 4th of July we went to the Bussey parade.

Normally Steve's family has quite a showing, but it was just us

due to vacations and work and injuries.  

That afternoon we went to the Oskaloosa Edmunson pool.

They had different activities that day for kids - this was the chalk coloring contest. 

They had one square and 30 minutes to draw.

Aubrey chose to be patriotic! 

Avery's beach scene 

The girls each got a FREE ice pop for drawing. 

Aubrey was one of the winners and she won a pool ring! 

That evening we went to the square to listen to the band play their 

patriotic songs! 

We ended the night with FIREWORKS near Lacey Complex in Osky.