
We had a great Fourth of July weekend. Lots of socializing with family and friends, and waaayyy too much food! The whole family got to ride in a parade on the back of this very cool antique fire truck, owned by my brother-in-law. He put in a lot of work to make it parade-worthy. It was a "wet parade," and all of the onlookers had squirt guns to shoot at us as we drove by. We had a hose and buckets full of water balloons to launch at them! The girls especially enjoyed that. Luckily the weather was clear and sunny. We've had about four thunderstorms since then.

We also met the new brood of chicks living in my dad's barn. They are only four days old and pretty adorable! He has kept chickens in the past, for their eggs. He hasn't had any in over a year, but when my oldest was disappointed that she could not collect eggs any longer, he decided to order some chicks. She doesn't have her grandfather wrapped around her little finger, does she?