The Fackler Family hosted a 4th of July fiesta at their house last night and we proudly celebrated our great country.
We had to take a "girls only" picture to show off our red, white, and blue!
The party started with you kids playing upstairs.
Kate melted my heart with this picture.
(Random side story: Jax, you currently tell Kate that you don't want to marry anyone ever. In the event that you should change your mind, this would make a great photo for the wedding slideshow!)
All that playing made everyone hungry for a snack!
Your dad made fruit kabobs and this is the conversation that took place earlier in the day:
Jax: Why'd you buy blueberries?
Me: I need them for the fruit kabobs we're making.
Jax: When can we eat them?
Me: Tonight at the party.
Jax: What kind of party are we going to?
Me: We're celebrating America tonight.
Jax: Does she like fruit kabobs?
We also made some yummy chocolate filled strawberries drizzled with blue icing.
While hard to see in this picture, they were cute and delicious!
The party then went outside and you played in the sandbox for a while.
You & the host with the most, Grady
Next thing I knew, you boys were down to your swimsuits and were ready for some water fun!
But, first, dinner.
And then y'all jumped straight in the pool.
No worries, the lifeguards were on duty ; )
The cozy coupe got a lot of love.
And everyone made a few runs down the "slippy slider".
Colt, you were an adorable captain of this vessel : )
A big thanks to Mr. Justin for helping out on the swings!
It was then back inside for patriotic dessert!
And a game of kickball (?!?!) in the foyer.
We went outside one final time for our own fireworks.
There were some called "The Chicken" and they were supposed to cluck and spark. Well, it got a little crazy on the patio and I had way more fun watching the big boys react to them than I did watching the fireworks themselves!
Colt, you were happy to take in the show from Daddy's shoulders.
Some local fireworks were scheduled at 9:45 but you boys were both exhausted so we headed home instead around 9:30. And it was the neatest ride home ever as we ended up seeing at least 6 different firework shows on our 10 minute ride home!! The exclamations from you two in the backseat were the perfect ending to a fabulous evening!
Happy Birthday, America!
We had fun too! Loved your kabobs!
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