fourth on the farm...

my dad has his hobby farm just 2 minutes away from my parents lake house, so often when we spend the weekend at the lake with my family our time is divided between the lake and the farm. the kids LOVE it! the fourth of july weekend was no different. my dad decided that roasting an ENTIRE pig would be a fun way to celebrate the fourth of july, so that is exactly what he did!! :) he and my uncle mark constructed a rotisserie for the pig, built a fire, and carefully monitored it ALL day while it cooked away. jack was fascinated by the process and o was a little frightened by the sight of a whole pig spinning around over an open fire. (again, these pictures where lost in the uploading process! ugh, more picture drama!!:()

besides the pig roasting we spent the weekend playing on the farm. feeding rico the donkey...

looking cute in our red, white, and blue...
grillin' hot dogs for lunch...

uncle sean is always the chef!! he does make some tasty hot dogs and brauts.

taking rides on the tractor with uncle mark...

after the farm festivities were complete (the pig was very tasty!), we headed back down the road to the lake for some fireworks.
olivia FINALLY wanted to do a sparkler this year!!! jack loved it too!

then my dad, gramps bought a few fireworks himself to entertain us...

for those of you who might not be familiar with purchasing your own fireworks, this is TON of fireworks. my dad tends to go a little crazy at the fireworks stand. :)

uncle sean actually lit them all while we sat back and watched. o ended up inside with nana while jack and gramps ooooooed and awwwwed at the BIG show!!

look at the smile on jack's face! he LOVED every minute of the show.

it was a perfect way to celebrate. as we drove back home i thought about how thankful i am that my kids are getting to experience so many neat things like the farm all while being surrounded by the love of family.