WRAPPING UP OUR 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND!!

We were extremely busy over the week of the Fourth!  We had something planned everyday, and we didn't waste one single minute!  From parades, fireworks, and swimming, to Mall of America, date night, and more swimming!

We topped off our jam-packed weekend with a little "boy time" for Cale.  He had 3 of his buddies over for slip-n-slidin', water balloons, and water guns! One of the little boys, Payton, lives across the street from us, but the other two, Connor and Elijah, are friends from preschool, so it's already been over a month since he's seen them.  I love how it seems like no time has passed at all though between these little guys...they had the best time :)

This is Cale and his buddy Elijah in a heated game of "water war" with Payton and Connor.

 Payton protecting himself from Elijah's "fireball"

 Uh Oh!! Connor sees what's coming...Elijah's "fireball" AGAIN!!!

 Notice in these next few pics how "close range" they are all at when firing off the water guns! So funny!

 Connor, Cale, Elijah, and Payton. 

(How dang cute are they??!!)

 Coolin' off with the freezy pops!

 There goes Cale....

 ...and Connor...

 ...and Elijah...

The Fourth has come and gone.  According to Jason, "our summer is almost over now."  Why he uses the Fourth as a "marker" for end of summer is beyond me, cuz we still have plenty of sunshine left!

And we still have a jam packed few months ahead of us.  We still have tons to look forward to, starting next week!

We're off to Michigan with the Thompson clan

Then we're off to Wisconsin Dells with the Buchar clan

Followed by a "celebratory" month in August with both Jason and I turning another year older, plus our Anniversary

Throw in a few birthday parties, trips to the beach, and trips to the zoo

Now that, my friends, will be the end to our summer!