4th of July Weekend

Our 4th of July holiday weekend started off with Family Movie/Theme Night. Having finished reading the book Holes, we were ready for the movie and the special "Holes"-themed dinner. On the menu: Food with holes in it! Calzones baked into rings, green pepper rings, and pineapple rings. And, of course, donut holes. And "hole" milk. Wokka wokka. Even the napkins had holes in them! If you're wondering why the meal was served on a crab plate, it's because crabs live in...holes! OK, OK, not really...the food just fit best on these particular plates. But it sounded good, right?

Andrew and Adam are always excited for a chance to eat in front of the TV bond with the family.

Libby's food, served on her Abby Cadabby plate. It has nothing to do with theme night. We just don't want to hear the tantrum that will happen if dinner doesn't involve Sesame Street.

Today after Sunday School, we went to Poppa Keith and Beppie's house for some 4th of July swimming and grilling! The kids had fun at the pool with Aunt Gwen, Aunt Whitney, and Beppie.


Daddy is so much fun at the pool!


It was an action-packed day of fun in the sun! This picture taken on the ride home says it best:

Finally, of course, there were some fireworks. There are always plenty going on in? around? our neighborhood on the 4th of July. I'm not sure exactly where they originate or about the legality of it all, but they're fun to watch from our backyard. The kids were in bed but not asleep when the fireworks started, so Steve got them up to watch. Andrew decided to watch through the window from the safety of the kitchen table. He wanted to see but was slightly nervous about it all. Adam went out in the backyard and shrieked with delight with every boom. The louder and closer, the better, in his opinion. It's the Andrew/Adam Axiom at work again. Could I possibly love these two little boys' extremely different reactions to the fireworks any more? I just think this sums each of their personalities up so tidily.