4th of July Parade

I must start my post the same way I started the 4th of July.

WAAAAAAKE UUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!(picture the lights being flipped on at 7 am)

I roused the troops. This day we were down 2, JD and Easton were in the parade and were heading out the door. I was busy getting everything together:
dressed- check
breakfast in a bag- check
water guns- check
extra water- check
cooler with Coke- check

The next 30 minutes made me grumpy for an hour. Long story short. JD left his cell phone at home. I tried to delivered said phone at the apointed time and place, but JD was not there. My phone rings JD is at home (he ran there) looking for the water guns. Note above check list. They are with me in the car. Fight with cops to let me into the mall parking lot. Deliver cell phone, water guns and extra water to the float (not to my husband).

Que the funner side of the parade and pictures.
This is the first year that we got my little sister Stacie to get out of bed and join the fun. She was so sweet to sit with the kids on the ground. Next year I bet she remembers to bring a chair. Carson was so excited about the parade. Everything but the clowns. And not just any clowns. The ones with the silly string. When he saw one coming he would run and hide behind my chair or onto Stacie's lap and cover his face with his blanket.
Avery with her favorite Uncle Jimmy. These two are nothing but trouble. Can't you just see it in their eyes? Mischeif written all over their faces.
Here Halle has comendeered Grandma's water gun. She squirted every one. From her brother to the mayor to the little kids sitting on the floats.
Here she is getting some inocent guys just sitting with their cars. I think they told her they were out of candy.
I can't help but adding a picture of this little guy. He's just so darn adorable.
Here is Jenny and Taylor. She was such a good girl. She sat in her stroller the whole time and only wimpered when she got water sprayed in her face.
And the fun begins. This is Easton's all star float (notice the decorations. I did that) They stopped right in front of us. All the boys were armed with guns and thought they would soak us. Little did they know that we had 2 super soakers and a cooler full of water.
Dale ran in and got some kid in the face. I think it was Easton
They didn't know what hit them. It was total confusion at first.
Then the coaches got desperate and used their empty candy buckets to throw water at us. Poor London got a bucket full in the head. She's the other coaches daughter.