It's coming!

{funny how different these two look}

 And we couldn't be happier.  Jack made a countdown to the 4th weeks ago and hung it on his wall.  We love the food, and the cousins, and the fireworks, and the staying up late.  This weekend my sister-in-law and I did our annual "make our girls matching dresses and drag our kids through the heat so we can get popsicles" parade.  We joke about how we enjoy this tradition more than our kids seem too but we are determined to make them love it.
 A few more years and they will be all over this!

 Obviously, they don't seem to have caught the spirit quite yet. 

But we do enjoy a good celebratory popsicle or 2.

And then there's Lottie.  Something is up with her.  She's suddenly all withdrawn and awkward.  Could she be mad that I went to Portland last week?  Is she sick?
Is she premenstrual?

 I mean look at her face in these pictures.  Let me remind you these are two of her favorite people in the world.
No reaction whatsoever.

 Still nothing

 Oh wait - is she going to smile a teeny tiny bit?

 No,.
Back to bored, slightly aggravated Lottie.  What is her deal?
I need to spend some alone time with my girl this week apparently.

 Anyway, on the way out we saw the Provo Farmers Market and decided to stop and look around.  I went to this years and years ago, wow, I think it's been about 10 years ago, and it has grown A LOT!

 Two really delicious, really expensive pizza's later my kids were done.  They really can only go for about 2 -3 hours before losing all control.  Me too probably.