new word at the house after BEAST is now BUCKETS.
WAFFLE!!! GET OUT OF THE SHOT!
i wonder what sean and talby were giggling about……
high five with Dad.
4 more points for the win.
craig and annie won.
because you have to move out of the way and let the 6 year old dribble in for a lay up.
you just have to.
the best part about all of this……the next night……the kids went out on their own and played together.
without us.
for fun!!!!
it was beautiful…..like father of the bride in the making.
hope you have a great fourth of july!!
and safe.
firecrackers make me a little….anxious.
we are partying tonight and tomorrow too.
super happy about it all.
yay america.
jaz - Our family used to do this all the time – play b’ball together. So many memories of back yard comps. I miss not being able to experience that with my children. There is so much I wish I could show them and do with them – snorkeling and doing bombies is another…
Flower Patch Farmgirl - Hey – I went to Newton! The Ohio one.
Lora - Love it! My brother had a basketball net when we were growing up. It was at the edge of our gravel driveway and he played every day on his way out to do chores at the barn. Ah….I think I’m gonna buy my kids a bball net for my birthday!
Kim - Love it! Being Canadian we celebrated on Friday. Happy 4th of July!
The word at our house right now is “junk”.
leonieke - wow, what a big house and garden you have, must be pretty to live in such a place!
what are the traditions in america with the 4 of july?
is it a family get together day?
have a nice party!
Gemma @ Musings Of A Gem - Happy 4th of July!!!
Gemma x
Chicagoemma.blogspot.com - Father of the Bride basketball clip gets me every time!
flowerpowermomma - YES I agree… YEAH America and all our freedoms won by the sacrifice of others.
karen - have fun party animal!! happy birthday America!! xo your nieghbour, Canada.
Lisa - Nothing brings more joy to my heart than when my kids are playing and laughing and having fun together!! Love love love those moments!
alicia @ la famille - just got home from partying (it’s 9:30pm)…3 day binger 🙂 yeah for the 4th!!
DanaD@BoysMyJoys - When did Talby sprout those long legs?
Shouldn’t she still be as little as Annie is in these pictures? 🙂
And speaking of Annie, when did she get so tall, too?
They are growing up!!! 🙂
I find myself telling my boys to ‘slow down their growing up’ all the time.
Hope you have a great 4th!
erlfisher - Oh Waffle! You can stay in the shot because you’re so cute!
happygirl - Basketball, 4th of July weekend, family, FUN!!! You’ve got it ALL. LOVE.
steph - love, love, LOVE how your kids are so athletic!
hope mine are like that as the years go by too! 🙂
james @ agirlcalledjames - aww that’s so cool
Randi - I love seeing families play together … and I love it when my kids play like that. Happy 4th of July!
Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - It’s been a good weekend. Family, friends, bbq, pool.. Good stuff. 🙂 Love this pics, as always. Happy 4th, Duerksen family!♥
Michelle from Australia - I love Annie’s purple singlet top. I think you Americans call them tank tops?? Happy 4th!
Staci - Happy 4th to The Duerksen’s!!! Forgive me if I spelled your name wrong..i”m too lazy to go check 🙂
heidi - They were laughing about her sweet robot moves. 🙂 totally looks like she’s doing the robot in that picture!
Happy 4th!
Gina - I totally appreciate Scott’s Newton gym shirt. I definitely owned one of those back in my day. 🙂
This Farm Family's Life - Happy Fourth to you as well! Love all the action shots. Have fun partying it up!
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Terrie - ‘Waffle!!! Get out of the shot!!!!’ too cute!
Great pics, great memories!! We used to play horse in our shed. We had H-O-R-S-E spelled out on the metal door and used magnets to mark each others letters. Let’s just say that we had some fun slamming them on the doors with gusto! Lots of great memories!
How in the world do they play in flip-flops?
Have a safe & HaPpY 4th!!
Kerry - oh cute!! I love Father of the Bride, thats my fave clip in the movie, makes me chunk buckets every time 🙂
such cool memories for your kids Meg, love it. Happy 4th of July to you! xx