4th of July in the Neighborhood

We were bummed to miss out on spending 4th of July at the lake this year but when it falls on a Wednesday it is hard to leave town.  Turns out we have quite the 4th of July celebration in Lake Highlands! We started the day with a LOVELY parade and carnival in our neighborhood- we saw cheerleaders, dancers, military moms, drill team, our elementary school friends on a float, and more.  After a day of mattress shopping (with all 3 kids jumping on the beds!) we were lucky to join in on our neighborhood friend's pool party.  It ended up being the perfect day and we are so thankful for our wonderful neighborhood!

Apparently I have twins.

4th of July Lake Highlands Parade!

Already a Lady's Man. Nolan and Eloise (in town from NYC, we ran in to her briefly)

Flora, Fauna, or Merryweather?

Gigi surprised the kids with the movie Sleeping Beauty and Mallory has become an instant fan.  She woke me up at 6:30 AM to tell me all about the Sleeping Beauty birthday party she hoped to have.  :) (Last week it was Pinkalicious)

Mallory loves dress up and is very creative. After breakfast she went into her room to get dressed and came out dressed like this.  It didn't take long for me to figure out what the inspiration for her outfit was.

Im pretty impressed with her for putting 3 very different pieces together to create the Sleeping Beauty Fairy look. Just reason number 1,334,654 that I love my baby girl. :)