Happy 4th!

Starting the morning off with "red, white & blue" pancakes

Waiting for the parade to start

The Fredericksburg Texas Exes float!

Getting ready for the neighborhood parade

We had a great time celebrating July 4th in our new city.  Kerrville did their fireworks on Saturday night at one of the parks on the river and we were able to see some of them from our backyard.  The kids had already gone to bed but Sayler must have heard the fireworks because she got out of bed.  So we ended up letting her stand outside and watch them with us.  She loved telling us what color each one was. 

On July 4th we went to a parade in Fredericksburg which was so much fun!  The kids loved watching everyone go by.  I love that we get to watch a small town parade every year.  After the parade, we went to the chili cook-off at Becker Winery and then headed home to let the kids get a nap in before our parade around the block.  Later that afternoon Sayler & Tripp joined some of the kids on our street for a parade around the block.  One of the dads drove behind with music playing.  It was pretty funny (and hot!).  We weren't going to go to Fredericksburg for their fireworks that night since the kids would be asleep and it's a 20 minute drive, but we decided that since Sayler loved the other fireworks so much, it would be worth it.  We went ahead and put the kids down at their normal bedtime and just put them in the car when it was time to leave.  Tripp only woke up the sit in my lap during the fireworks and slept the rest of the time.  I'm so glad we went because the kids had so much fun.