4th of July - Moody Style!

So, the 4th of July is kind of a big deal in our family. We were so excited for like a month before the day actually came! This is how our super-fun weekend went:

On Friday morning we packed up the car, picked up Kaitlan, stopped at McDonald's for breakfast, and headed down south to Delta. This is where Trev's mom grew up, and the whole entire Moody clan gets together for a kind of reunion. We barely made the tee-time for Trev to play 9 holes of golf with Dad, Tyler, and some of the other uncles and cousins. We dropped him off at the course and drove to the motel where Mom and Dad were staying. A word to the wise: unless you enjoy light bulbs that don't turn on, the smell of mold, leaky ceilings, and decor that hasn't been updated since the 60's - DON'T stay in the Rancher Motel when staying in Delta!

The kids colored and played for a bit while we waited to check into the hotel we were staying in.

Check out this sweet wood paneling on the walls.
We toured Delta, went to some museums, ate pizza, and then finally checked into the Days Inn. Ahhhhh! Much nicer.
The rest of the afternoon was spent swimming in the hotel pool, which by the way, Jamison LOVED! Of course I left my camera in the hotel room, so there are no pictures of this.

The next morning, the cannons went off at 6am to wake the town up. We didn't get ready till a bit later though. We grabbed some breakfast and headed to the parade! It's compeletly directed towards children, and it's such a blast.

After the parade, we went to the local reservoir for a full day of boating. Once again, I left my camera behind but that's okay because there is no proof that after two summers of being pregnant,I could not for the life of me get up on my knee board. We did get totally fried by the sun though!

Trevor's parents and little brothers and sisters had to leave after that, but Megan and Lloyd and we stayed and extra day. Kait and Tyler got to stay a little bit longer too, and then rode home with my parents that night. (My parents have no traditions really for the 4th, so we invited them to join us in Delta this year.)

We ate at Leo's cafe. Yummy!

Then we went over to the Delta "hospital" (more like a glorified insta-care) and spread our blankets out to watch the fireworks.

I brought along a ton of glow sticks and candy and firework stuff to have while we were there.

We didn't do our sparklers or anything till the next evening once we got home. All in all, a great 4th of July!