July 4, 2008

Happy 4th of July! We had a very busy day today...first we went to the Ada Parade with Grandma & Grandpa Bommelje, Aunt Anne & Uncle Matt & Jude & Ava and their grandparents, and Nanny Jenn and Joe. It was really fun and the girls (well, mostly Ally) got a lot of candy! After the parade we went to the Ada festival/craft show. Ally went on the blow up train with Jude a few times. They were really cute in it and had a great time. But after we ate lunch we had to get home for nap time. Lauren and Olivia were quite exhausted after not having a morning nap. All three took a good nap and then we played outside with the neighbor boys for awhile before dinner. After dinner we met Grandma & Grandpa Bommelje and Nanny Jenn & Joe downtown for the fireworks. It was a long 4 hour wait before they actually started the fireworks, but it was fun and the show was amazing! The girls all liked it for the most part, but Olivia did get a little scared with the loud cracks and booms! (We learned a few days ago during a thunderstorm that she was afraid of loud sounds, so we were a little prepared.) The girls were all troopers, but they were exhausted and fell fast asleep once we got to the car at 11:20 pm. What a day!