Maren had a great fourth of July - well, until the firecrackers. That was not so great. But more on that later.
We went to our town's parade...
...where we got to see cousin Sofia! (And her parents.)
We enjoyed the sunshine (with lots of sunscreen, don't worry.)
And a patriotic rice cracker.

Then we went home and hung out in the shade.
And looked cute.

Until somebody spit up on the cute outfit and also we discovered it was coated in rice cracker bits, but oh well - it was fun while it lasted.
Unfortunately, the massive fireworks show in our neighborhood woke Maren up several times last night. That part was not the highlight of the day, but otherwise - hey, it was sunny, and fun, and we got to hang out together. Not too bad.