Tolman Family: Happy 4th of July

7.15.2008

Happy 4th of July

It seems if we joined each years pictures of the 4th together the only difference is how many people are in each photo and each person seems to have aged. As of this year it was Max's second 4th of July and Benson's 4th. We began our day with the downtown Bigg's parade where most of the kids (being, Karsyn, Blake, Chase, Jaxson, Tanner and Benson) all got to ride in the mouse car and throw out fly swatters at the crowd. The rest of us along with the youngest of children hung out by the side of the road to watch and observe if any of our children would bail out or scream. They all seemed to enjoy it and made it safely around the block. Since they were toward the beginning of the parade, we were all able to be together and watch the remainder of the caravan of entertainment. Candy eating, lollipop licking, sticky hands touching, hungry kids were enjoying each moment while I tried to take in each moment with my camera crazy self....after 100 too many shots, the parade was over and lunch was way past due. As each of the several past years we all joined together at Amy's Sister-in-Law's house to enjoy some yummy food and swimming until dusk falls and we head to the driveway of Ann and John's to watch the Bigg's firework display. By this time of day most of the kids have had a great evening's nap in preparation to stay up until the stroke of midnight when the candy crash has taken over and the bug spray is as thick as a layer of skin. By midnight we were all in and ready for bed. Justin and I were exhausted and barely made it through prayers before we crashed. The day was fun and next year will be exciting to see the changes in our family and any new additions that may come along. We'll see....