July 4th

We had a great time this Fourth of July (with a few minor mishaps included). We started of the weekend on July third watching some fireworks the Eagle Golf Course put off for the subdivision. Kenan was really into them this year and couldn't wait to go buy some of his own. Even though it was raining, we went to the Helm grandparents for a picnic on Saturday. By the time we got there it had stopped raining, but we still ate dinner inside. After dinner we did some sparklers and a few little fireworks before going downtown to watch the display by the river. As we were leaving, Gretchen (the boys aunt) did not see that we had stopped at the end of the driveway and backed into the van. Although I knew there was damage, we were running late so I decided to look at it later. When we got downtown and out of the car, I realized the door was definitely going to need to be fixed. This was turning into an expensive fireworks display for Gretchen. Since we were still running late, we hurriedly walked to the Four Freedoms monument where we like to sit. As we were just reaching the museum, the show started and in my haste to cross the street, I stubbed my toe reinjuring it from San Diego. At least the Firework display turned out to good. After downtown, everyone came back to our house to set off some more of our own. Easton had to go to bed, but Kenan got to stay up. He really enjoyed the whole holiday. We ended up having left over fireworks and set them off again the next weekend.