We had a very fun July 4th weekend starting on Friday, July 3rd. Jamie & I both had the day off from work, so we drove up to the Suchy farm that morning. Jamie's siblings and their families came out to the farm, so we spent a lot of time outside together. Jamie, Joey, Luke & Nicholas planted an apple tree by Jim's deer stand in honor of his memory. Nicholas didn't have any pants with him, so he hiked his socks up to his knees which we had to tease him about. The girls loved to chase the chickens and kittens, but couldn’t catch any of them. Grandpa Suchy is building a wagon, so they sat on it with Daddy. I also pushed them on the swing; they both wanted to sit on it at the same time, of course. The weather was beautiful, so we enjoyed being outside. After it got dark, Joey shot off some fireworks. It was very relaxing and fun to spend time with the Suchy family.
We participated in the annual Suchy golf tournament the morning of Saturday, July 4th. My team ended up shooting a 1 under par and we had a lot of fun. Jamie's team ended up tying for first place with a score of 3 under par. You may be wondering why we aren't on the same team. I'll just say that we golfed together the first year, and then decided we were better off being on separate teams! :) It was beautiful weather for golfing. We went to the parade in Evansville in the afternoon. The girls looked very festive in red, white and blue. I thought they would be scared of all of the parade noises (fire truck sirens, tractors, etc) but they both did very well and seemed to enjoy the parade. Olivia was pretty tentative and did not want to go out into the street to pick up candy; she mainly wanted to sit on somebody’s lap and just watch. Violet loved running out into the street and picking up candy as people tossed it from their floats. Grandpa Thronson and Uncle Aaron marched in the color guard which was neat. Violet even put her hand over her heart as the color guard passed by with the flag.
After the parade, we went down to the park where there was a petting zoo set up. The girls went into the pen with cousin Maya to pet the animals. Olivia loved it! She was smiling and trying to pet the goats, little horses, and sheep. She almost got knocked over by a horse, but didn’t seem to mind. Violet was scared and wanted to come out of the pen right away. I think she was overwhelmed by all the animals and kids in such a small space.
We went out to the Thronson farm after we left Evansville. All eight of the Thronson cousins were there, along with a few of Maya’s cousins from the Klimek side. The girls had a blast! Grandma Thronson had many fun things for them to do. It was very warm outside, so they had a lot of fun playing in the pool. We all went for a hayride later in the afternoon. We attempted to line up the eight Thronson cousins in age order for a picture, but it was tough to get all of them to stand still! This was a tradition with my cousins when I was little, so we hope to continue this each year with the Thronson cousins. The girls were so tired out that they weren’t able to stay up for fireworks, but I went into Evansville and watched them with some of my other nieces and nephews. It was a fantastic weekend.
We participated in the annual Suchy golf tournament the morning of Saturday, July 4th. My team ended up shooting a 1 under par and we had a lot of fun. Jamie's team ended up tying for first place with a score of 3 under par. You may be wondering why we aren't on the same team. I'll just say that we golfed together the first year, and then decided we were better off being on separate teams! :) It was beautiful weather for golfing. We went to the parade in Evansville in the afternoon. The girls looked very festive in red, white and blue. I thought they would be scared of all of the parade noises (fire truck sirens, tractors, etc) but they both did very well and seemed to enjoy the parade. Olivia was pretty tentative and did not want to go out into the street to pick up candy; she mainly wanted to sit on somebody’s lap and just watch. Violet loved running out into the street and picking up candy as people tossed it from their floats. Grandpa Thronson and Uncle Aaron marched in the color guard which was neat. Violet even put her hand over her heart as the color guard passed by with the flag.
After the parade, we went down to the park where there was a petting zoo set up. The girls went into the pen with cousin Maya to pet the animals. Olivia loved it! She was smiling and trying to pet the goats, little horses, and sheep. She almost got knocked over by a horse, but didn’t seem to mind. Violet was scared and wanted to come out of the pen right away. I think she was overwhelmed by all the animals and kids in such a small space.
We went out to the Thronson farm after we left Evansville. All eight of the Thronson cousins were there, along with a few of Maya’s cousins from the Klimek side. The girls had a blast! Grandma Thronson had many fun things for them to do. It was very warm outside, so they had a lot of fun playing in the pool. We all went for a hayride later in the afternoon. We attempted to line up the eight Thronson cousins in age order for a picture, but it was tough to get all of them to stand still! This was a tradition with my cousins when I was little, so we hope to continue this each year with the Thronson cousins. The girls were so tired out that they weren’t able to stay up for fireworks, but I went into Evansville and watched them with some of my other nieces and nephews. It was a fantastic weekend.
Olivia walking around the Suchy farm:
Violet on the Suchy farm:
Violet smelling Grandma Suchy's flowers:
Nicholas, Joey, Luke & Jamie before planting the apple tree by Jim's deer stand:
Olivia with her Auntie Jill:
Mommy pushing Olivia & Violet on the swing:
Violet & Olivia with Daddy on the wagon built by Grandpa Suchy:
Violet & Olivia at the parade with Grandpa & Grandma Suchy:
Violet & Olivia waiting for the parade to start:
The color guard heading up the parade (Grandpa Thronson is on the far right in the front row, and Aaron is on the far left in the front row):
Violet showing allegiance to the flag:
Going for a hayride on the Thronson farm:
Thronson cousins in age order:
This is what it's like trying to get 8 kids to stand still for more than one second:
Looking at the cows in the barnyard:
Violet & Olivia in the pool:
Olivia:
Violet & Olivia with Grandpa Thronson:
Thronson cousins in age order:This is what it's like trying to get 8 kids to stand still for more than one second: Looking at the cows in the barnyard: Violet & Olivia in the pool: Olivia: Violet & Olivia with Grandpa Thronson: 
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great pics! It was fun to see you, Jamie and the girls over the weekend!
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