Fun at the Water Park

Maw-maw Sharon with the girls

 What better place to be than at the water park on a 100+ degree day?  We all had a great time.  It was the perfect way to beat the heat :)

Looking around just after we arrived looking at what to tackle first

Kaitlyn trying to shoot me with the water canon

Kiera barely getting out of the way before Kaitlyn came crashing down

A few warm ups down the little slides before we go attempt the big ones, if she's tall enough...come one 48in!

On the frog with Maw-maw Sharon

The girls love hanging on this frog, not sure whats all that exciting about it but they do

floating(Kiera) and bouncing(Kaitlyn) around the lazy river

 After a disappointment last week at a water park in arnold of Kaitlyn only measuring 47 7/8in they wouldn't let her go down the BIG slides, however in Fenton she was 48in exactly.  We went down that big blus slide so many times today, she loved it.  Kaitlyn looked so small on it and every time they had a lifeguard change she got measured but with a little help from mom and standing just right she measured up every time!  I didn't get a picture because I was in the water but Kaitlyn also got up the nerve to jump off the diving board once and swam all the way to the side all by herself!  Way to go KAITLYN!

Kaitlyn coming down the slide!

Taking a little snack break

Hanging out on the log float

 Dillon, Kiera, Justin & Kaitlyn's silly face it was funny when I asked them to make a silly face they all did the same thing

Kiera with her cousins

4th of July Weekend

4th of July weekend was a blast! We kicked it off by having a BBQ here at our house. We grilled something long the lines of 20 pork steaks plus burgers, hot dogs and brats, after we ate we shot off fire works for a couple hours. It was a great way to start off the weekend. Thanks to everyone that came out and made it such a great night. Sunday the girls and I headed out to O'fallon to go to the Fair and Fireworks display with the Cheeks and the McIntyre but it ended up getting rained out so we went back to the Cheek's house and did more fireworks there. The parade was scheduled for Monday morning so we were hoping the weather would cooperate. We hit a small rain shower on the way there but just as we were walking looking for a great spot the rain stopped and it was perfect parade weather. I had no idea they threw out so much candy at the kids and we happened to be right next to the nicest ladies that were determined to help fill Kaitlyn and Kieras bags with goodies. This was the girls 1st real parade and they LOVED it! We will definitely be going back again and again. We went back to the Cheeks and had a BBQ then headed to the pool for the rest of the day until it was time to pack up and head to watch the fireworks display. They promised a spectacular display since it got rained out the night before and they did not disappoint. 40 or so minutes of non stop fireworks with a finale that was just crazy was one of the best I have seen. Thanks again to Amazing family and friends for a great weekend!!!

The girls trying to catch the parachutte

snakes

Kaitlyn running from lighting a smoke bomb

some of the crowd at our house for fireworks time

Kaitlyn & Ryan

Girls watching neighborhood fireworks from the back of the Excursion

At the Parade!

We stopped at the fire house on the way back to our car after the parade and the firemen let the girls and mawmaw sit in the fire truck, they loved it

more in the firetruck

Getting ready for the fireworks!