Fourth of July

We had a busy, hot, fun 4th of July this year. We went to our ward pancake breakfast.

Big C rode in the bike parade that they had inside, thankfully.

Little C is getting so big, she fits on Big C's bike.

N and Little C had fun playing with their American flags that we got at the most bizarre furniture store I think I've ever been to. It was huge and when we walked in there were chocolate chip cookies baking and waitress-like people going around the store offering free food like ice cream, cookies, cheese breadsticks, and cotton candy. And then it had a large cage full of monkeys in the middle of the store and several cages full of exotic birds, it was like a mini zoo! It also had a huge play place for the kids and a deli where we got free lunch because we bought a piece of furniture. The kids loved it and we spent about 2 hours there. So weird!

Just a cute smiley picture of N

and one of Little C

After the furniture store, we went and saw Cars 2 with some friends and then went to a BBQ at the Smith's. Big C and Riley had blue tongues from their popsicles.

We are so lucky to have good friends from church that we can do things with on holidays in place of our families that are far away. It was a fun day.

Just a few catch up pictures. We took a little trip to Austin since K had a meeting there for work. The kids always like staying in a hotel and we visited some of N's old doctors and nurses and our friends at the Ronald McDonald House. Everyone was so glad to see N and his progress.

Big C and Little C got really sick for a week in June. It was sad, I've never seen either of them that sick. We were very careful to keep them away from N and luckily he was able to avoid it. Thank goodness for IVIG!

N already lost a tooth! And since this picture, another one of his bottom teeth has fallen out. And, one of his permanent teeth is already poking through! Isn't he too young for that?

N has learned how to catch a ball. Yeah, we get excited over small things at our house!