4th of July weekend

We had a nice 3-day weekend over the 4th of July. It was not the greatest weather, but we made the most of it. On Thursday after school, we headed over to the zoo and had lots of fun looking at all the animals. Isabel had fun watching the giraffes, monkeys, seals and these beautiful parakeets called budgies. They are bright birds in blue, yellow and green and were so fun!

On Friday, we took turns going to a temple session while the other watched the kids. It was so great to be in the temple and feel the spirit so strong in there. I definitely need to make an effort to go more often. That night we watched the fireworks at Rosenblatt Stadium. We have a perfect view from our bedroom window, so we got to stay in the comfort of our home and watch them.
On Saturday we were signed up to clean our church building, so we did that in the morning. It was kinda muggy and misty all day long, so we skipped the parade in the afternoon and instead took Isabel to see "UP". It was so cute and she kept calling it "up and down" and jumping while we were walking to the theater. We ate tons of popcorn, m&m's and licorice and had so much fun!
Sunday afternoon, we went to this little park by our house called Mt. Vernon Gardens. It is supposed to be this little replica of George Washington's garden at his house in Vermont. It looks fun, but has gotten a little rundown. We had fun playing around with the kids.

Isabel doesn't like to pose very much for the camera, so it was a challenge to get her to hold still for a second.

What sweet little children! They love to laugh at their daddy, and seeing their smiles just melts my heart.

Brigham loves to grab onto Daddy's hair. He likes to pinch my arms too and he HURTS, as you can see from David's expression. We had such a fun weekend and it was great to spend lots of time together. I love my family. We were sad we missed out on both of our family reunions, but tried to make the most of our time here in Omaha. Can't wait to see some family in a few weeks!