4th of July

Hampton, Ben and I spent the evening of the 3rd at the Addison Airport with some of Ben's colleagues. We ate hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade ice cream while we watched vintage airplanes fly and do tricks. Hampton is crazy about airplanes and was fascinated to see them flying so close. He even got to touch a real plane :). We stayed way past Hampton's bedtime to watch the fireworks. We were a little concerned about how he would handle the loud noise, but he was too mesmerized by their beauty to even notice the sound. He was such a good sport and the hit of the party.

Margret and Luke feeding Hampton choclate ice cream.

WOW! A real airplane!!!

Watching the planes with Daddy

The plane in the background would fly straight up as far as it could fight gravity and then free fall. It was a little scary how close it would come to the ground on its way down.

Family Pics

Watching the fireworks

You can tell he was a tiny bit concerned by the look on his face and his grip on my shirt.

We got up on the morning of the 4th for our neighborhood 4th of July Parade. It was a warm morning and the mosquitos were in full force. The parade route is pretty short and the turn out was small, but we enjoyed it. Hampton was the youngest participant and of course loved watching all the big kids. At the end of the parade, out HOA had bagels and juice for everyone and awards for the best decorations. Hampton got a "Special Award" aka participation award. Next year we may invest some time in decorations.

Notice Ben fighting the mosquitos. They are crazy about him.

After the parade, we went to lunch with the Ruiz family and then took the boys to the Splashground. It was the coolest thing. You can see from the pictures that it is like a water playground. Hampton LOVED it. He is such a water boy. Caleb was not as crazy about it.

Fascinated by the big kids.

Caleb and Hampton

It's hard to see his face, but he was squealing with excitement.

It is so much fun to see Hampton with Uncle Drew. He thinks UD is wonderful.