Parades, BBQs, BARBIE JEEP & Fireworks, oh my!

This weekend was North Liberty Fun Days, and let me tell you, FUN they were! We didn't even make it to the actual festivities (rides, games and more), but we had such a fun weekend all on our own! I apologize for the long post, but I can't keep any of it out!

It begins on Friday. It rained on our parade. Usually a bad thing, but man, we got the most candy ever! And when we walked home, the streets were literally COVERED w/ candy, which seems like such a rarity with parades, but there weren't as many kids out, so there was plenty to go around.

Seriously? Rain? But, yes, that is a DUM DUM sucker in her hands.

And who can pass on a BOMB POP?

Saturday morning, our cousins Garrett and Nathan came over while their dad played volleyball. Here is a priceless picture of Garrett and K sharing, not only the Dora couch, but also, blankies and babies. And yes. DUM DUM suckers, sweet tarts and chewy chocolate chip cookies. MMMmmm. Breakfast of champions:)

And then....we had our BBQ on Saturday night. We think it was pretty fun! Sooooo many kids to play with and people to chat with. I spent a long time cleaning up broken water balloons - FUN, huh? And vacumming grass from the carpet:) But it was very much worth it. We think.

Cheese!

What's in the cooler? K and Hailey were investigating. And Garrett watched.

Hailey found ice. And beer. But she only cared about the ice. I swear.

And then they drank juice.

And K w/ a little dirt on her hands. She was like, "oh, no!" and I had to clean her off...
And here is Della. There were so many other friends there, but I didn't get any pics of them - I wish I would have:) Next time, for sure!

Next. With North Liberty Fun Days, come NORTH LIBERTY CITYWIDE GARAGE SALES!!! I wasn't even going to go to any, even though there was a 4 page list, I really was going to pass. But, I happened along one on my way to the grocery store. What did I find? A BARBIE JEEP. In pristine condition, I might add. The amazing part? There was a sticker for $30 on it. Seriously? A barbie jeep for $30? I figured it didn't work. When the owner saw me looking at it, she lowered the price to $20 because she didn't have a chance to get a battery. WOO HOO! I snatched it up, went to Wal Mart and got a new battery and it was a HIT! Nathan drove Kennedy and Garrett around and then the older kids got to use it at the BBQ. Kennedy really showed no interest other than being a passenger. Until today! She hopped on, put her foot on the pedal and was OFF. I am pretty sure she will be a driver by the end of the summer. Who said you had to be 16 to drive? 2 works, right?

Finally, to end the weekend festivities, there were the fireworks. I don't have any pix of them b/c it is near impossible to photograph fireworks, but K sat on my lap through the entire display. Lucky for us, they are pretty much in our backyard, so we just sat out back and enjoyed the evening.

Thanks for reading:) sorry it was so long, but as you can see we were very busy. We will surely have more to say this week as we are on VACATION!!! YEAH!!!! St. Louis here we come:)