4th of July

We had a great 4th of July in Highland Park, IL.  We started by watching the parade.  Gabriel finally gets the excitement of parades, thanks to the school picnic last month.  We arrived a little late and missed seeing Riley with her circus camp. 

Waiting for candy

Fire Truck is coming

Hiding from the water guns

After the parade we headed over to the mall to check out the Lego exhibit of National Monuments.  It was pretty amazing to see how many Legos were used and how long it took to build each one. There was even an area for the boys to play with Legos.

Since Gabriel and Bennett were good at the restaurant for lunch we promised them ice cream before heading back to Aunt Jeni's house.  Gabe ended up eating all of mine and none of his rainbow sherbet - it was a little tangy for me.  Bennett wanted nothing to do with the ice cream of afternoon nap. 

Later there was a big party at Aunt Jeni's house for family and friends.  It was a lot of fun to watch Gabriel play in his first water gun fight.  Thankfully, his cousins told the big kids to go easy on him.  That lasted for just a little while. The boys didn't make it for fireworks this year.  It was ok - next year I'm sure Gabe will be ready.