4th of July in Milwaukee

We (minus Brandon & Kye) headed up to Milwaukee for the 4th of July. Thanks Brad & Mindy for a fun weekend! Mom and Dad, Jordyn, Camden, Durham and I all crammed into our car and off we went. Brett would have been impressed by our inventive packing! We headed down to Lake Michigan for a fabulous fireworks show on the 3rd. On the 4th, we woke up early and participated in....oops, I mean watched the Wauwatosa 4th of July parade. We headed back to Brad and Mindy's for a cookout then went to Wauwatosa's fireworks that evening. Pontiac's fireworks were cancelled on the 4th, due to the pouring down rain we had back home. Fortunately, we made it back in town on Sunday just in time to head over to a friend's house and watch them from their back yard.

I only took 2 pictures at the parade. Don't really know why, other than I was exhausted after a 2 block stint of pushing a cooler in a stroller through the parade (and this was after we walked several blocks up hill!). I guess it was a combination of sweating profusely and my legs and arms feeling like jello that I didn't have the energy to pick up my camera...Ha! It's a long story...Mindy's version would include her pushing a double stroller with 2 infants through the parade...Jordyn's version would include her pushing a stroller with a 5 year old with a 2 year old on the 5 year old's lap...Dad's version would include just trying to keep up with all of us stroller pushers...Camden's version would be that he was kicked out of his stroller so his mom could push the cooler. Long story, don't ask!
Here's Max...the only other picture I took at the parade.

I thought I'd throw this picture of me with my 2 sister-in-laws... for you to guess what in the heck we were doing! I'm not telling...

Ahhhh...this is better! We're a bit more serious. Here's something you probably don't know about the three of us when we get together--9 of 10 times, we are wearing coordinating outfits. I guess it was "wear brown" night!

I tried to warn Mom that it was going to be cold down by the lake. She was freezing!

Miss Micah all covered up. She took a catnap before the fireworks started.

Oh lordy, these two little boys had a blast together! Don't they just look like they are up to something here?

We deemed Dad the official photographer of the weekend. When you see him, ask him about the lady biker we saw!

Jordyn was so sweet to Elsa. She painted Elsa's finger and toenails red & blue before all of the festivities started.
Durham just kind of went with the flow all weekend.

Don't you just love Elsa's new do? I do!

Brad's funny...he has great technique getting 3 cars parked in his work's parking garage in downtown Milwaukee. We won't tell his secret though! It has something to do with tricking the security officer.

Brett & Carrie

Brad & Mindy