Happy 4th of July! We had a very low-key 4th this year. We grilled and had a pop-its war. We also watched Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Netflix all day. Don't waste your money on the movie, especially if you're a fan of the series. When your 5 year old loudly proclaims, "Booooring!" and "This is not fun!" you know it's not good. So disappointing. I almost walked out only about 5 minutes in. But we've been watching this show for 5 years now, so we had high expectations. Enough about the movie.

I attempted to get all 3 boys to look at the camera at once. No such luck.

James was afraid Tim was going to throw a pop-it at him. Fortunately for James, Tim reserved that for Julianne and me.

James and Matthew studying a pop-it. Check out those "crawler knees" on Jacob. So cute!

I'm Proud to be an American...

Happy Independence Day!  I always love the 4th.  It means summer, bbq's, swimming, fireworks, family, and freedom.  I wanted to get a picture of the boys before they got sweaty and dirty.  Love their props and poses?  Did it on their own.  So cute.

It was hot hot hot today, so James cooled down with a popsicle.

We can't do our own fireworks, so we picked up some "Pop Its" and had a blast.  Tim threw one at me, supposedly aiming for my stomach (you know, in which I am carrying his unborn son), but nailed me in the chin.  I heard him say, "Watch this" and before I could react sparks were flying off of my face.  Oops.  He's lucky I thought it was as funny as he did.  

Matthew had so much fun.  We were throwing the "pop its" at each others' feet and making each other dance.  Matthew loved this part.  Look at the happiness in that face.  Oh and btw, that's my new car in the background.  That's right, I'm officially a minivan mom.      

Hope you and your families had a great 4th!  

Day of Independence

Happy Independence Day!  I love the 4th.  It is one of my favorite days of the year!  

I bought D-back tickets for the 4th so we could watch their fireworks display, only to find out as we were on the way that the tickets were actually for the 5th.  Oops! 

Wouldn't these shirts have been perfect for a 4th of July baseball game? 

We played pin the flag on the flagpole.  Tim won.  He was right on.  Just between me and you, I think he cheated.

I just posted this pic because I love how Matthew is smiling at me.  He does like me! Sometimes I really wonder.

James passed the time crawling under the table.  He loved it.

We hope you had a great 4th!  Lots of burgers, dogs, soda, chips, Jell-O salads, fireworks, hot weather, sunscreen, family, and swimming.  That's what it is all about.  Oh, and freedom.  

Happy 4th of July!