This past weekend we were busy busy busy! The weekend started on Friday with the last day of school (more on that later). Later that afternoon we went swimming with Matt's sister and her kids. The kids all had so much fun splashing around with each other. Even Emilia enjoyed it which surprised me because she is not a fan of cold water (remember the fountain?) but after getting over the initial shock of it and figuring out that Matt had a secure hold on her she LOVED it!
The kids ran back and forth from the pool to the hot tub for quite a while before we hauled their pruney little bodies back to the cars so that we could meet back at Matt's sister's house for a BBQ and fireworks. We ate way too much, played games, talked and waited for darkness to descend. When it did we lit a fire in the fire pit and watched a fantastic firework display put on by The Hubster, who was assisted by Thomas and his cousin Jordan, after which we roasted 'shmallows to a golden brown and sandwiched them between cookies to make gooey s'mores...YUM! After a while the kids got bored and went in to watch a movie and us adults talked around the fire until Madison informed us, around midnight, that they were tired and ready to go home. Nothin' like your kid calling curfew!
The next morning we slept in and got a slow start to the day. Matt went out to mow the lawn and the next thing I know I go outside and this is what I see...
We've had a problem with water pooling in our yard up top and he decided he had had enough and needed to put in a french drain! It turned into an all day project that expanded to multiple trips to Home Depot and planting flowers in our various front yard gardens. Madison helped plant flowers and it was so fun to watch Matt patiently teach her how to get the plants safely out of the pots and into the ground.
When it was all done the yard looked beautiful with it's newly planted red, white and purple flowers and Matt coordinated well with it...sporting a bright red sunburn!
Sunday was perhaps the longest day of Thomas's life as he was SO excited for our annual 4th of July cul-de-sac BBQ to get underway! He starts asking around December when the 4th of July is and by June he's counting days and then gets down to counting hours. We always get together with our neighbors and everyone brings their own meat and drinks, something to share and we combine our fireworks for a two-hour long show. This year was fun because almost everyone in the circle came. Of course, I was too busy chatting and eating to remember to take pictures but I did get one of Em and Thomas chillin' down in front and one of Madison as she ran with a smoke bomb hissing behind her.
It really was such a fun weekend and I'm a little sad that it is over. Of course, the worst part about the festivities coming to an end is that soon I will have to start answering the question, "When will it be the 4th of July again?" over....and over....and over....again!
