an evening in the park.

I wish I could say we have these super cool, amazing, glorious parks like in the movies, but no. And really, it's fiiiiine! What we do have, is the okayest park that's actually just minutes away. I'll take it!

Brennen received some early birthday money last week and decided he needed to spend it on Amazon. So he bought a boomerang. Yes. A boomerang! It came today. And once Dad starting looking at the instructions, he realized it was competition boomerang. Did you even know there was such a thing? I didn't. It really tells you how much I rely on photos on Amazon versus the description. Don't be like me.

Either way, Toby was all... I wanna take this to the park right now (you have to have a 100ft of clearance all around you). So we loaded up and went. And ya'll, it was actually chilly out!!!! (Do you hear the angels?!)

So here are our photos from the evening. Til I got cold and went to the van.

And y'all should know me well enough to know that I took full advantage of this opportunity and snapped some photos of my only girl.

Her mullet game is strong.

First catch reactions. It really didn't take them long to master the boomerang!

Her face when she sees a hole in the tree and believes there's a dead beetle in there.

Goodness, me. She melts me. 

xoxo

the Fourth // 2017.

Like last year, we went to our local fireworks show. We went early, also like last year, but this time we came armed with frisbees, a soccer ball, and plenty of glow stick bracelets. Toby and the kids had so. much. fun!! I did, too. I did what I usually do and just watched my people enjoy themselves. I went armed with my camera this year, and I'm super glad I did!

(we also popped some firecrackers and lit some sparklers at home before and after the fireworks show.

popping fire crackers. Ruby's favorite was stomping on them!

firecrackers shaped like toy guns = big hit with the boys.

snakes.

this kid makes THE best faces!!

  

oh my heart! 😍

piggies! 😍

Grey and Rubes doing handstands.

homegirl makes this face ALL the time, and it is near the literal best!!!!

this is how Rubes throws a frisbee.

aaaand this is how Rubes prepares to catch a frisbee. 😂😂😂

dad spoiled us with snocones.

glow sticks in the pigtails.

sparklers at home. 

(the other kids kept getting too far away for me to take photos. I mean. 

we do kind of have a lot to keep up with. 😂)

I hope you guys had a great Fourth! Thanks for sharing ours through these photos! 😘

xoxo