4th of July

We had a great 4th of July. Rich woke up early and took Max and his Mom to the Parade (I am not a huge fan of parades and neither are Alexa and Alex), we went to the mall instead. They had a great time at the parade, as always. Max did have a little incident, after it was over he wanted to push the stroller back to the car and was doing fine until at the stop light he decided he wanted to go the wrong way. Rich told him he was going the wrong way but he didn't care so Rich had to grab him and the stroller so he wouldn't get run over and he just started screaming!!! He was having a huge fit the whole way to the car and when Rich tried to buckle him in his car seat he arched his back and he is a strong kid so it took some muscles to finally get him buckled in. He screamed the whole way home from Provo to Spanish Fork. When Rich dropped his Mom off at her house she said that is exactly how Rich used to be when he was a kid (I knew that's where Max got it). He wore himself out and finally fell asleep a few blocks before they got home and slept for 2 hours.

 

Then we headed up to "Harry's Ranch" in Salem for the annual family BBQ. It is always a good time even though its way too hot. We had hamburgers and hot dogs and tons of yummy salads and desserts, the kids played in the water and sand. Max had his first canoe ride and loved it. We stayed there for several hours. It was a fun time as always!!