4th of July

Happy 4th of July! Today we only had Hayden and Kate at home! It was so strange to only have the 2 little kids around today. These two little kids sure worked hard today. We mowed the lawns, and did other yard work. Hayden helped Keith with several projects all day. One thing we did do was make homemade raspberry ice cream! Its tastes WAY better than in looks.

Then the kids helped us make jam!

Good job sorting the lids, Kate!

These two are excellent jam makers!

It feels good to get some canning done. Is it really canning season though? I guess so.

We had some friends come over for fireworks.  I enjoyed the company and we had a pretty good show!  Thanks for bringing the super scary aerials, Wests!

Hayden is dancing in the smoke bomb with his friends George and Cannon. Should I be concerned?  No, its totally fine to dance in the middle of the street.

These are some scary cute boys!

Kate loves Faith. Kate is really into this weird posing for pictures thing. Is it a phase? How long will it last?

We had a great day! It was a long day full of hard work and hard play..... and time to rest.

Happy 4th of July!