Happy 4th of July!

We had a fabulous Fourth of July weekend including; BBQ at our house, 4th of July Parade, kiddie parade in our neighborhood, BBQ at a neighbors house and a potluck at our house following  a boys trip on the Portland BrewBus. Whew!

The kids were both exhausted and slept in every day this week. To me, that's a sign of summer. Staying up a little bit late and sleeping in. Awe - I remember those days. 

Eva rode in the Ridgefield kids parad in a Wagon with Brody. They were such a cute pair. Austin and Elena rode together too. Lila and Ryan rode their bikes.

Here is our little bike riders (Lila and Ryan).

~ BBQ at our Neighbors ~

Eva getting ready to ride her bike during our neighborhood parade.

The race, I mean, parade start!

And they are off...oh except Eva. Poor thing, the parade that was to run around our neighborhood block turned into a little more of a race. There was a start line and everyone took off except Eva who sat unknowingly in the middle of the street. I had to snap this photo and then run into the street to get her going. Love the innocence of it all.

Eva made a new friend over the weekend. Our neighbors' daughter Ellie was so wonderful helping Eva and playing with her all afternoon. She helped Eva swing, play with toys and basically be a big kid (without Mom hanging around too much). It was awesome! Ellie was such a great little mother's helper it has me thinking. Actually we have 4 girls in our neighborhood who are 9 right now who are amazingly helpful with our kids. I need to tap into this resource!

Awe!