I love living in Arlington, TX for 4th of July! The Annual 4th of July parade is recognized as one of the largest in the US or something crazy like that (love how knowledgeable I am on this subject, don't you?) And the parade route goes right by our church, so we definitely feel at home each year! Plus, just a few years ago, they added Light Up Arlington, which was actually held the night before the parade - again, it is right by our church and there are great events for the kids, bands that play and an awesome fireworks show, of course!
So, this year, we headed up to Light Up Arlington on July 3rd and the kids had a blast playing in bounce houses and riding a little train through downtown Arlington. As the thought of fireworks approached, poor Miss Jillian started getting really nervous. She had a taste for fireworks at Laura and Tom's rehearsal dinner and she decided she was not a fan this year. We planned to watch them from our car this year, so Daddy quickly buckled Jillian into her seat and turned on a movie with her earphones blaring trying to cover the noise. Sweet thing still just had huge crocodile tears rolling down her face and telling us that the fireworks needed to go to bed. This is a little switch from past years when Meredith couldn't be consoled and Jillian was having a blast, so hopefully we'll soon have two fireworks loving girls!
Early the next morning we headed out to our usual spot on Center St. to watch the parade. It was hot but incredibly pleasant as compared to past years.
The girls were all set for the parade to start!
Of course we got to sit next to Caleb and his family - these two seriously are the cutest together. Did I mention the time about a month ago when Caleb took his mom's phone, figured out how to call me and then when I answered, asked for Jillian. Uh oh!
Me and my sweet Beans
She loved the cheerleaders and bands but really everything was a highlight for these two.
Cutie
Daddy always trying to teach school spirit to our future AHS Colt. My Warrior symbol is gonna have to be forgotten, I guess!
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