{Star Spangled Weekend}


Traditions are kind of my jam. Especially traditions around holidays. This weekend we packed up and headed about an hour East for our annual Fourth of July camping trip. We have been camping at this same RV resort since Mason was a baby. Same weekend every year, same group of friends, similar but different memories to be made. We spend the weekend swimming in an amazing pool, fishing or paddle boating in one of the 9 ponds, eating street tacos from the best little stand, hanging out for hours on end talking about everything under the sun, shopping at First Monday, lighting sparklers and doing everything we can to beat the Texas heat. 






     







         
Each year I notice that this resort adds more activities for the kids and I love it. We weren't able to do many of them because of the dang heat {triple digits} but we were able to join in for the bike parade {another of our traditions} and t-shirt decorating. I will post tomorrow about the bike parade. Mason enjoyed the t-shirt decorating. It was his first time to tie-dye anything. 





    
We put the GoPro through the ringer this weekend and came home with 25 different videos. It may take me a year to edit all of those, but I will eventually get them up on the blog. 










 
I didn't take many photos of the last leg of our trip. Honestly, it was too hot, I was exhausted and sunburned. But, our memory tanks are full enough to get us through until our next trip! 



How was your Fourth of July weekend?

{#StarSpangledKids // Splashpad Fun}


Is there anything cuter than seeing kids all decked out in their red, white and blue? {the answer is no!} I love that my sweet friend Liz hosts a link-up called #StarSpangledKids to showcase kiddos in their all-American best! This year she has invited a few of us bloggers to co-host and I am so excited to co-host with her!! I hope that  you'll join us either by linking up, or sharing your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #StarSpangledKids - Also, I hope you'll visit each of the awesome hosts of the link-up.

Hosts:
Liz from Ellie And Addie Stephanie from Wife Mommy Me Jess from Secrets of a Stay at Home Mom Whitney from Work It Mommy Julie from The Girl in the Red Shoes Jen from And Hattie Makes Three Courtney from A + Life Meghan from The Adventure Starts Here Sarah from Seeing All Sides Crystal from Hall Around Texas Beth from Our Pretty Little Girls Liz from Chasin' Mason


I have slowly been adding all the red, white and blue things to Mason's closet. I love those colors on him! And I am kind of obsessed with all things patriotic right now. Memorial Day and The 4th of July are two of my favorite holidays. 












As Mason gets older he is more difficult when it comes to taking pictures. I kind of have to be sneaky! For the first set of pictures I just dressed him and gave him a popsicle. For the second set we loaded up to go to a tiny splashpad at a nearby church and I just so happened to deck him out in stars and stripes. He doesn't mind me taking pictures so long as he has something to do. 
   









    

We are heading out for a weekend of festive 4th of July camping and I will be sharing more #StarSpangledKids photos on Instagram. And, there may even be a part two on Monday.

Also, I shared a Fourth of July Scavenger Hunt on the blog today! Post here.


{Fourth Favorites and a Fourth of July Scavenger Hunt}

Hall Around Texas Fourth Favorites

Hall Around Texas Fourth Favorites


We are big on scavenger hunts over here! Especially when we are outdoors or camping! I created one for us to do while we are camping for this Fourth of July holiday weekend! This can also be used as a photo checklist to capture your weekend!



What are your plans for the weekend?