Happy 4th of July!

Waiting for the fireworks

Hannah and Daddy

The Fam

My Handsome Boys - Bryan, Andrew, and Logan Logan and Summer

Fireworks!

Andrew and Noah

Shupe-e-doo Barbeque (and Fathers too!)

On Sunday we threw a BBQ in honor of our dear friends, the Shupes, who are moving to Washington this week....and Father's Day too (love ya, Babe!)
SUPERDADS: Bryan, Colby, Chris, Grant, Jeff, and Eric We love BBQs!

Your playhouse and police car are getting LOTS of love, Lanes! THANKS!I made a doctor scrubs cake for the occasion.

Eric had a patient once who saw his name badge and thought his name was "Dr. Shup-e-Doo" (SHUPE D.O.). HaHaHa! The name has stuck ever since.Cake! Guess what I'm going to do...

Mission accomplished.

4th of July

Before moving to Cleveland, our family had a yearly tradition of spending the 4th of July with the Andersons in Delta, Utah. There was always a big parade with floats throwing boatloads of salt-water taffy, festivities and Navajo Tacos in the park, a demolition derby, and multiple other celebrations.

Since moving here, we've tried to make new traditions. This year, we lit fireworks in the back yard,

(don't worry, Nana, it's just a smoke bomb!)
went to a barbeque,

(yes, that's Logan, helping himself to the watermelon straight from the serving bowl. That kid loves watermelon!),

and then watched the fireworks at our traditional place near the school.Every year, there are more and more families from Church that set up blankets and chairs in the same place, creating the annual 4th of July Mormon villa for the fireworks display. This year, there were somewhere between 10 and 15 families there. Andrew loves to meet up with his friends and play, especially with Molly. For the past three years, we have pictures of him and Molly playing at the annual celebration.

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Before the firworks began, Logan spotted a family nearby with glowing light sticks, and before we could stop him, he was asking if he could have a "Lightsaber" too.

He was as happy as could be, playing Jedi the rest of the night! (Including sound effects, of course!)Happy 4th of July!

Memorial Day BBQ

Some friends invited us over for a Memorial Day BBQ. Poor Bryan was on-call at the hospital today, so he wasn't able to join us.

Hannah and Hudson are only a month apart. They were the life of the party!

The best thing about a BBQ with plenty of kids - they all entertain each other... and let the parents relax! The kids had their own Memorial Day Parade around the backyard with Gavin and the bubble lawn mower leading the way.

Perfect weather, great food, and good friends! Happy Memorial Day!