Forth to the Fourth

The Fourth of July was a really neat holiday this year! Bill and Kathy (mom and dad in law) came out from Livermore, CA; Jesse came out from Provo, UT; Devany and her family came out from Salt Lake, UT; and we came from the opposite direction all to converge on Jared and Jeanne in North Platte, NE. That's a whole lot of Dailys.

Here we all are after dinner on sunday night.

Here's my super-cute husband! I love to get together with him and his family! They are all so fun- and here's the proof: Drue is smiling with his teeth!
The explosive stockpile. That's enough TNT to carve a new grand canyon. Well, maybe not. But it was MORE than enough for the men and kids to enjoy. Or not. James is not a fan of firecrackers.
But all my boys LOVE LOVE LOVE the Carousel. A quick story.

We spent a little time in this lovely little park called Cody Park- so named after Buffalo Bill Cody, who lived and ranched in North Platte. This was a charming little park with the most fantastic miniature amusement park. There were 5 rides and all were sized for kiddos. There was a train, a spinning car ride (kind of like Tilt-A-Whirl), a swing ride (like the High Flyer Swings), a caged Ferris Wheel, and a carousel. James likes the Carousel. Oliver LOVES it.

We took O on just to see how he would react. We knew he loved to ride when we tried to remove him from the horse- horrors! That kid can scream! But here they all are- enjoying the ride.
James on 'Ol Blue
Oliver on his third or fourth horse
Grammy and James- These two are inseparable.
Oliver decided to show off his walking skills. Unfortunately, I was not able to catch it on camera- he's a sneaky little bugger. Oliver was trying to do three things here: 1. Walk. 2. Clap for himself. 3. Sit down. Hence the odd (shoeless) position.
These two must be related
Kathy and I
Bill and Kathy and the rest of my family at the 3rd of July pancake breakfast. They were whole wheat pancakes. We didn't eat very many. I'm not against Whole Wheat. I love it. But these pancakes were..... less than desirable.
Jesse. We were so happy to see him again! He was a frequenter of our home in Salt Lake and James (not to mention D and I) LOVES him. It was so great to spend time with him!
We had a great weekend. And we'll see them all again next year!