we always start the day with the famous, amazing july 1st parade, and it's soooo much more fun with a little toddler to enjoy it with that's for sure! becks was loving the horses and got into the candy collecting mindset after he watches his expert cousins show him the ropes!
not sure what the heck this was all about, but someone was handing out plungers, and aj was so excited to get one of them! haha
beckam was just excited about his cute canada shirt and his matching tatoos :)
next up (well after amazing food and good chats at byron and sue's of course!) is the rodeo. becks and i just hit up the end of that party, and becks got some front row action! he loved the horses and was right up at the fence til they came a bucking his way! then, it was to grandma's lap as fast as he could!
ride em cowboy!
dust made this beaut of a trophy for the 1st annual hillman open, and here is the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place picture. carson won all rights to name this baby, so dust will have to step it up next year to make sure we get to name the next one ;)
dust and cars also ran the annual 10K race in raymond and did great! they were completely pooped after and then had to gear up for a 3 on 3 basketball tourney - good times during july 1st week in raymond!
and after all the fun.....home time! our road trip home went pretty good actually, especially considering i was 38 weeks prego and becks hates cars! we split it up into 2 days and watched lots of barney and the wiggles and ate lots of snacks and just tried to have fun! beckam was pretty clear about his desires for the trip - get me outta here!
anyway, life is always fun when we visit home, but july 1st is especially fun, and we loved it! can't wait to do it up with our 2 boys next year and now....on to life back in portland and baby #2!!!
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We LOVE Canada Day around here, too! What a fun day to have your birthday. Looks like Beck had a great time. We got a plunger at the parade, too. Haha. Is the Hillman open a golf tournament? Fun! So how are you feeling about #2 arriving so soon??? When I was in labour with Ivy, we put Cohen to bed before we went to the hospital. I TOTALLY bawled that it was the last time we'd be a family of three...I felt a little like the baby might intrude on our little family. Of course she didn't, though! :) Good luck, can't wait to hear your news!
Gah!
I loved all the pictures - especially the close up of your mom and Becks at the rodeo. Such a great shot.
and 38 weeks pregnant?
I'm shocked - you look great!
2 is so much fun!
you were 38 weeks!!!!!!!!! gah. i don't know how you did it. at 32 weeks for our canada day trip i almost died coming home. of course, splitting it up into two days is always a good option!
good luck with the new baby, i'll be anxiously waiting to hear!!!
Looks like a wonderful time, of course.
I've never taken my kids to the rodeo. I wonder what they'd think of it. Hmmmm....
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