days of summer...

Parades, Cottages, BBQs and Fireworks...

Saturday began shortly before 7am for us and didn't quit moving until almost 11pm. That's a great summer day!

We caught the parade in Byron Center (just last year I first learned about candy and parades). The kids loved running into the streets after candy of any kind. Sarah would patiently wait for a horse to tromp by...all the while keeping her eye on a spangler mint of all things. Hey, candy is candy in our house. We are not picky.

After the parade and a little bitty rest, we headed out to our friends' very lovely cottage by the lake. We all had a great time with some pretty cool folks.
Dylan held his own pretty well with a gaggle of girls (l-r: Faith, Bella, Sarah and Lauren). What cute kids! Thanks for a great time! After the trip to the beach, we headed back to Byron for some much anticipated fireworks (the kids missed them over the 4th of July, so this was a must-see). My brand spankin' new camera did a pretty good job with the fireworks. Now I just need to figure out what all the other buttons are for on that thing!!!