We planned to have tons of fun on the 4th of July with swimming, a parade, fireworks, a party etc. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. It stormed almost all day long and there was a chance of flash flooding. This meant no swimming and the parade and fireworks were cancelled. Despite our ruined plans, we still managed to have fun! Carl ran in a race in Anchorage that morning and came home sopping wet. Since he was already drenched, he offered to take Evan to do one of his favorite activities, hike to the creek and look for fossils! The two of them had a ball and saw several turtles and even got close to a deer and her fawn! Later in the day, we all had lunch at El Nopal and then ventured to Target, where Evan got his very first video game. (Skylanders was an immediate hit and Evan is now so excited to have his very own game!) Later in the day, after the boys napped, we had a party. We all had a ton of fun and we even got to set off some fireworks in the driveway. (Evan LOVES fireworks and Preston seems to be a fan as well!) Although we did not get to do all of the things we planned, we still had a great time!
(Carl was off the rest of the weekend as well, and we had lots of family time, which included a trip to Henry's Ark, dinner and fireworks with the Willams family, a date night for me and Carl and a swim meet!)
Evan and Daddy liked finding lots of fossils, as well as seeing the wildlife. (If you look closely, you can see the deer and her fawn in the second picture. Evan and Daddy were able to get super close to them!)
Lunch at El Nopal was a great idea on a rainy day!
Our Fourth of July party was lots of fun, although we did miss the Goff family and Uncle Ron.
The driveway fireworks show was a hit!
These pictures were from our trip to Henry's Ark. Evan has always enjoyed feeding the animals and this time, Preston got in on the action! Each time we got close to an animal, Preston would happily kick his legs and squeal with delight. It was adorable!
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