4th of July

I love the 4th of July, its right up there with Thanksgiving and Christmas as one of my favorite holidays.  But I was a little sad this fourth, because its the last of Gavin's "first" holidays.  After this, Gavin has experienced every major holiday once, which means my little boy is growing up!  Less than a month from today, Gavin will be 1 year old!

We spent the 4th of July in Geneseo this year.  Gavin started the weekend by watching his parents "run" a 5K.  Ryan ran the race...I spent most of it wheezing and walking :(  Luckily Gavin loves me even if I am out of shape!  Gavin helped Grandma and Grandpa supervise the race and cheered us on at the finish line. 

The rest of the weekend was spent playing softball and volleyball, grilling out, and of course, watching fireworks!

Gavin and Grandpa about to go cruising for chicks.

A rare family pic!

Aren't we cute with our cheesy pose?

Much to our surprise, Gavin LOVED the fireworks!  We thought he would be scared of them after his trip to Busch Stadium, but he must have been scared of everyone clapping instead.

Ugh, I definitely should have cropped my face out of this pic, but check out the look of wonder on Gavin's face, so cute!

Showing our appreciation for the show.

Gavin can barely contain his excitement about all the "booms" (his cousin's word for fireworks).

Daddy and Gavin watching the grand finale.  This is the part where Gavin got a bit scared, so we brought in blankie reinforcements.

Gavin at the park on the 4th.  They put up flags for all the veterans that have passed away from the Geneseo area. 

A cool view of some of the flags in the park.