Robin running in the parade.

I think this year was my favorite 4th of July!

Most years we just stay home and don't really do anything. I'm not really sure why. When Robin was a little girl we use to go to the parade and fire works and get together with family. But it's been years!

This year was different! We started our day by going to the parade which was a lot of fun. Robin actually ran in it! They have a race every year and she wanted to run this year with a friend. She did a good job! It was a little over 2 miles and she ran it in 15 min! Way to go girl! I wasn't able to get a picture of her, but my mom did so as soon as I get it from her I'll post it!

Noelle enjoyed the parade. She loved the candy, was scared of the clowns : )

After the parade we had a couple families come over for a cookout. Robin had two of her friends over and they did lots of swimming. Noelle also had a little friend over and they did some splashing around in her little pool.

I didn't make Noelle take a nap today with all that was going on. It was so exciting it being her first Independence Day and we didn't want her to miss out on anything! She did so good all day, but by 5:00 she just couldn't stay awake any longer! I only let her sleep for about an hour because I wanted to make sure she would sleep at night.

Later in the day Robin went to a friends house for a sleep over. They went to the fireworks and had a good time. We skipped the fireworks because we didn't want Noelle to get any mosquito bites. If you don't know what I'm talking about see the post below.

So we had a great day and are so blessed to have our two girls!

We love you Robin and Noelle!