Feeling hot, Hot, HOT!

This 4th of July was incredibly hot and steamy.  That didn't stop us from having tons of fun though!

We started the 4th per our normal routine - parade in the morning followed by the lake party at Meredith's parents house.  The kids both rode/drove in the kids portion of the parade this year while Dave walked the route with them. 

Carter rode his bike (you can see him in front of that lady with the blue shirt).  It has a killer hill at the end, but he did a great job!

Dave stayed with Mia (if you look close in the picture above you can see Mia driving the jeep way back there).  She took her jeep driving very seriously...either that or she was about to run someone over. 

Once the kid portion was complete, we baked in the sun while watching the rest of the parade.  Mia got creative while trying to create some shade.

We headed to the lake in the afternoon where we played in the water, bounced on the trampoline, dug in the sand box, fished, boated, and ate tons of great food.

Mia checking out some snails in a bucket.

No fear of jumping in by herself!

Kayaking with Juliet.

Carter's favorite part was fishing off the dock.  My favorite part was when he came running down the dock to show me his prized catch.  He could not have been more proud of himself.  Good job Carter!  (He even got it off the line by himself).

His face says it all.  (Yes, the fish is in his hands, take a closer look).  Don't worry, we let the little guy go back in the water. 

We headed home before dark so we didn't see any big fireworks this year.  We had our own little fireworks show at home though, which the kids absolutely loved.  Happy 4th to everyone!