Happy 4th of July!

Our Fourth of July was awesome this year! We are so lucky to have so many friends here in Las Vegas, that we got to have two parties to celebrate the holiday! The first one was on the 3rd, and we had a bunch of our neighbors over to our house for a BBQ, then we headed up to the park's parking lot for fireworks. It was so much fun, we had The Stanger's, The Westwood's, The Cox's, The Pettit's, and The Hawkes here, so in total there were 12 adults, 8 kids, and 5 babies! It was a houseful, but so much fun! We ate a ton of delicious food, and the kids loved the fireworks afterward. Maybe Easton didn't love them so much. He plugged his ears the whole time, and made sure our arms were snug around him the whole time!

Kendra, Tosha, Amie, Kevin, and Stetson

Ryan the Pyro.

My Boys.

The next day, we slept in, and hung out most of the day until it was time to go to the Harris' for a pool party/BBQ. We headed over around 4, and met up with the Cowdin's and Gatewood's as well. The kids loved swimming, and all the dad's were awesome to watch them while we got the meal ready. We grilled hamburgers, and had a ton of delicious sides to go along with them. After swimming, we all drove out to Boulder City, to watch the Damboree Fireworks. We went last year while Ryan's family was visiting and we had so much fun, that we decided to make it a tradition. The firework show was beautiful, and we had a great spot right in the middle of the field in front of the the musicians and all the yummy food trucks. Easton didn't love the sound again, but I think he liked the fireworks better when they were in the sky vs. on the ground in front of him, even though they were so much bigger! He again, made sure either me or Ryan was holding him nice and tight, and kept his ears plugged, but he didn't take his eyes off of them the whole time.

oh Ryan...

Kruz, Easton, and Kru

My Easton boy.

Happy Fourth from The Doyle!

Haley, Taly, Me and Sheena

Kru, Taly and Bindi 

...not a fan.

gorgeous girls, Haley and Avy

Bindi and Autumn

Happy day. He is my world!

It was such a great holiday, I love celebrated the 4th, especially surrounded by such awesome friends. I love that we are starting to make our own traditions here in Vegas, and the longer we are here, the more it feels like home. We are so lucky to live where we are, and in the country we are in!