4th of July weekend

What a great holiday weekend! On Friday afternoon we headed down to the local townsquare park to watch a concert. Our church teamed up with the murrieta food pantry and for just 5 cans of food or dry goods, the kids got to jump in the bounce house and get a free icee! And that also included entertainment! There was a band there called Mission 6 and a family comedian came as well. I was super encouraged by the band and I bet tons of other kids and families were too. They started playing together in 5th grade and now they're 15 years old. Such a passion to tell other kids about their relationship with Jesus and all God's GREAT plans for them! I'm hoping that my kiddos caught on to some of what they were saying in between bounce sessions.


My sister and her family came with us too, which added to the fun.
We watched the sun go down and Melanie had to get a picture of it! It was really a fun night.


The next day we headed out to Grammy's house to celebrate the 4th of July...and her birthday! The kids ran around in the backyard all day! They dug holes out in the garden, played on the slides and spent a lot of time on the swings. The adults did lots of eating and squeezed in a poker game or two! It's always such a blessing to spend time with family!
I think that this is why Brandon now holds up the peace sign in just about every picture LOL He loves his older cousin!