4th of July madness

Oooookay, so I'm a little behind on my 4th of July post. What can I say? We're loving summer!!  Silas and go to the pool or splash pad 2-3 times a week and occasionally on a Saturday with Jake. That little fish has made such huge progress in the pool and it's so fun to see him getting his head wet now without batting an eye, jumping off the side, going down the slide, etc.


The 4th was a lot of fun - it was a steamy 100* day with heat index near 105-108* if I remember correctly. We did the parade in the morning in Urbandale. By now Silas is a pro at parades and knows how and when to grab the candy. We came home with a huge bag full of candy that we'll never eat and sweat through all our clothes (no worries, we showered after the parade!) but had a blast doing it.

 

 Our dear friends, Jake and Katie Bonner, were home for the week too so we had some extra fun hanging out with them and watching the fireworks. Silas LOVED Katie (and her family) and immediately hugged her (she knows how to bribe him with ice cream and lemonade when he walks in the door). It was awesome to see my little man loving on one of dearest friends.  And Kate is preggo with TWIN BOYS!! Hallelujah! She and Jake have been trying for about 3 years to get pregnant and these two boys are such a blessing! I loved her bump...

 We wanted to be pregnant together, so I improvised.  :)

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We have been loving the sweet corn this summer! Silas has been a good helper in shucking the corn...even getting those teeny, tiny, little hairs...

  Okay, these makes me laugh out loud. Silas looked so cute all dressed for church so I hurried him out to the deck to take a couple pictures.  Here is the photo shoot you get when you ask a 2-year-old to say cheese....

 "No, really, Silas...say cheese for Mommy..."

 "C'mon, buddy...one more, just say cheese..."