July 4th Celebration

Matt had Friday off of work so we decided to take the boys to the ZOO. The highlight of the trip was watching the seal and sea lion show. You can see from Casey's face how much he enjoyed it.The rest of the day was spent resting up for our big night. We had plans to drop Caleb off at grandma's for an over night while Matt and I spent some quality time with Casey at a party and parade. Caleb had been feeling under the weather all week (we thought it was just teething). We decided to go ahead with the plans and see what happens.

So we arrived at the Stanley's in Menomonee Falls for their annual July 4th celebration. They supply the meat and drinks and everyone brings a dish to pass. Before I could even get a bite of my yummy dinner my mom called and said that Caleb was burning up and hadn't stopped crying. We didn't want Casey to miss the fun of the parade and fireworks so we left him there while Matt dropped me off at home.

My mom and I took Caleb to Urgent Care to find out that he had a double ear infection...poor baby. Caleb and I spent the evening cuddled up while Casey and daddy had some fun of their own.

Here is Casey and Sara waiting for the parade to begin. Once it did...Casey was not on the curb anymore! I guess he wasn't a huge fan of being up close and personal to men on stilts!

Bright and early on Saturday morning my sister Leah and her daughter Hannah came over to watch Caleb so that Matt, Casey and I could participate in the Firecracker 4 (a 4 mile race in Hales Corners). Matt participated last summer when I was big and pregnant with Caleb. Some good friends of ours participate every year so it was fun to do this with them. This was my first race that I had run in and it was a lot of fun. The course went through subdivisions where people cheered us on and sprayed us with sprinklers. Casey enjoyed riding in the jog stroller as Matt pushed him.

After the race we headed back to Andy and Mel's house for some breakfast and fun. Below you can see Casey and his two friends Eli and Lilly taking a joy ride in the backyard. All of us parents agreed that this is what life will be like when they are 16 and riding around town together. Watch out world...here they come!


Matt's parents flew in on the 4th just in time for a barbeque and some relaxing around the fire pit. The kids were excited to see them and we are looking forward to a week of fun with Grandpa and Grandma!