4th of July 2007

As promised, I am now ready to post 4th of July photos in August :)

The green 3-ring pool had a hole in one of its rings so it was time to upgrade. (Mom likes to be in the water, too!) Below, Ethan is modeling the pool and the new pool toys that we are about to try out on July 4th.

Oh yah - and I finally assembled the teeter-totter portion of the swingset..... 3 years after initial assembly!

Our 3 little stair-steppers :)

Dan doing "poppers" fireworks for the kids. I think their favorite part was picking up the trash and putting it in the water bucket. Dan also tried lighting some "snakes" - but it was too windy.

After poppers, it was time to cool off again (it was a 100+ degree day) with fudge bars!

After a second dip in the pool, it was time to make supper. Dan grilled brats and threw some fries in the oven. The kids shucked corn for corn-on-the-cob.

My Iowa heritage compells me to take photos of eating corn on the cob! :)

Dessert was gourmet.

Cherry Jello Star-shaped jigglers (red) with whipped cream (white), and blueberries (blue).

Going to our usual spot to watch fireworks. Kaylin said now that she was "3" she wasn't going to be scared. It started off well.

Any guesses?

That's right - 3 little kids with glow sticks!

To her credit, Kaylin DID saty outside for the fireworks, and she DIDN'T cry....

but her eyes were closed TIGHT the whole time and earplugs were inserted! Poor girl. :( However, on the car ride home, she several from a further distance and really enjoyed those. I think she just gets sensory-overload easily.

3 TIRED kids.