Our 4th of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July. The day started out at 6 am with Makayla coming to wake us up. She was already in her new holiday dress and ready to go to the parade. It was my night with Kyle so while I slept in Daddy, Makayla, and Kyle went and got a nutritious breakfast of doughnuts and chocolate milk. So Yummy!!! Then we went to the parade. We met some friends there which made it even more fun. Makayla loved getting candy with her friends and helping them snatch it up before the "big kids" took it all. She was great. During the parade she was so excited and happy. She came up to me and said, "Mommy, this is the best parade ever!!!."
Here's our little family...(thank you Carrie for such a great picture!!!)
Then around 4:00 we went up to Reno. We got pizza and headed off to the park to eat and play.
Next it was off to the fireworks. We had to get there early to get a parking spot so we had some extra time. Makayla was so excited for the fireworks and had a hard time waiting until it was dark. To help the time pass we went and played in the fountains for a while and then just browsed around. Makayla got a balloon hat which she loved. We had to wait in line for about 45 minutes but all we had was time! Here are the best looking men in the park that day...
Finally it got dark and the fireworks started. They were beautiful and amazing. After waiting all day long for the fireworks Makayla watched about two minutes of the show and then told me she wanted to go home. Typical three year old!!! We had a great day. The best part of the day was thinking about last year and although it was a lot of fun I felt that someone was missing from our family. This year we had our sweet little Kyle and my life felt complete!