The 4th of July

Sorry for the lack of posts. There just wasn't much going on that was worth posting. Every time we do something, I ask myself, "Is this event post worthy?"

Anyways, we had a terrific holiday. We started out by doing our own little firework display on the third of July. We put Vance to bed, and waited for it to get dark(when you are used to putting your kids to bed at 8:30, keeping them busy for an extra hour is a challenge!) When it was dark enough, we went outside and started the show. As you can see from the picture, Miles wasn't too thrilled. He kept asking to go inside. But, we spent 55 dollars on those fireworks, dang it, and he was going to watch them! (But as soon as they were over he bolted for the house.) Mason enjoyed them very much and also enjoyed catching lightning bugs.

I told the boys before they went to bed that night, that the following day was a holiday, and that they should treat it as such and sleep in. And wouldn't you know, they listened to me!! Hooray!! Mason didn't wake up until 8:40. Miles and Vance got up later than that. I haven't slept in that late in a long time!

On the 4th of July, Jordan's mom has a big (fabulous!) rib dinner for family and friends, then she provides tickets for everyone to go and see the Lansing Lugnuts(a baseball team). The game was a blast. The boys were very good, and Miles was a winner in the group raffle. They even flashed his name on the screen in the outfield. We went to claim his prize, which was a baseball. He kept showing to everyone saying, "I won! I won!" We were able to watch the Lansing fireworks, and the Lugnuts had a firework display also.

I have one gripe that I must make about the 4th of July. I know it is every one's right and privilege to set off fireworks, but why must people do it at 11:00 PM or later? Don't they know that some people have to work the next morning, or that they have children sleeping? Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now!