Fun-filled 4th Weekend

On Friday, Jess took the day off and we headed down to Centennial Olympic Park to play in the Fountain of Rings. I'm not sure we've ever seen Noah laugh as much as he did running through those fountains. Summer at its best ...

This went on for about an hour. So fun!

Ben, with goggles, was not quite as adventurous, but he had a blast too.

The next day, the 4th, we played at the pool all morning and spent the afternoon and evening in downtown Decatur. There's a sweet little Pied Piper Parade that we take Ben, and now Noah, to every year. You wouldn't know it by these faces, but the boys were actually really excited for the parade to start.

Waiting for candy to be tossed their way.

After the parade, we staked out a spot on the lawn to wait for the fireworks. We had a picnic dinner and listened to the concert on the square.

The boys had fun hanging out with Uncle Joseph while we waited (and waited and waited) for darkness to fall.

We also met up with our friends Chad and Leah and their 4 beautiful girls.

Ben and Mary Catherine danced and danced,

and Noah and Sarah Frances giggled and giggled.

Noah tried to hang in there for the fireworks to start, but he grew increasingly weary. This was the first year we kept the boys up and we weren't sure what their reaction would be ...

Ben's face lit up - he absolutely loved them!Noah was intrigued at first, but then fatigue took over and he had had enough. A very happy 4th it was, though.

The next day, my birthday, was a great cap-off to the holiday weekend with some pampering and lots of time spent with my favorite guys. Nothing sweeter in the world.