We had a nice Fourth of July weekend. On Saturday my Dad took Ian and Emma to the zoo. Besides a great time for Ian and Emma, it gave Heather and I a whole morning to ourselves, more or less. How did we spend it? Heather napped and then went shopping. I steam cleaned the family room carpeting and watched baseball. Trust me, it was all good for Heather and I.
Sunday was a low-key fourth. No parade because Ian and Emma were both pretty tired from the zoo the previous day and the Aurora parade was scheduled right in the middle of nap time. Instead we had fun around the house and grilled out for dinner. Heather even bought red, white, and blue vanilla ice cream from Edy's. It was a big hit. Especially with the apple pie.
I toyed with taking Ian and Emma to a fireworks display that night, but still thought they might be too tired. Instead, I launched some stuff off the front of the driveway. Emma was okay with the sparklers and the snakes, but as soon as the first fountain started spraying and exploding, she wanted to go inside. She was scared. In hindsight, it was a really good idea I didn't take Emma to any big fireworks display. She would have wanted to leave five minutes into the show - much to the disappoint of her brother. Ian loved everything that I had bought and spent the time outside with me running back and forth as each item exploded and sent all sorts of colored sparks and pop into the air.
Monday was a day playing at the park, playing outside, and taking it easy in general. Not a bad weekend.
hmmmm. . . . Patriotic desserts . . .
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