Happy 4th!

We had a really fun 4th of July this year.  We started off by going camping the night before since Daniel had the 4th off of work.  We went to Palo Duro Canyon, which is about 20 minutes from Amarillo.  It's the second largest canyon in the U.S. (after the Grand Canyon).  Noah and Sophie had a blast!  Mom and Dad had fun too, even though it was blazing hot.

                                                                  Here we are in our tent.

                                                       Sophie was sacked out!

                     Here's a shot from the top of the canyon, but you can't really see it.  Sorry!

After camping we woke up on 4th of July morning, and headed back home to get ready for the party at our church.  We had a potluck breakfast, some olympic games, and a parade.  We had a really good time.

                                        This is Noah with his tricycle that he rode in the parade.

                                                      Enjoying some watermelon.  Yummy!

That afternoon we went to our friends' the Rutledges for a barbecue and then headed to a festival at a park near our apartment.

                             Noah and his friend Sara wanted to see the helicopter at the festival.

We had a jam packed day, but it really was a lot of fun.  We even enjoyed the fireworks that night as we rode home.  Unfortunately, the kids were already asleep.