Fun on the 4th

This is WAY late...but still worthy of posting. We had a really fun 4th of July. We had the "Ellison Gang" in town for a quick visit, but we managed to squeeze in lots of fun! On Independence Eve, we hit Sherman's local water park for some fun in the sun. The kids loved it! Avery played in the splash zone, and Julia & Drew snoozed in the shade for a while. Once the babies woke up, they tested the pool out and seemed to like it. Well, Drew liked it more than Julia. Then for lunch on the 4th, Andrew fired up his new grill and we made burgers & even tried some grilled pineapple (yum!). The crew headed back to Dallas that afternoon.

We went to the Burlingame's house for food & fireworks. It was a fantastic celebration. We met some new friends, had a wonderful meal, toured Dr. Burlingame's incredible garden and ate blackberries right off the vine! When the sun went down, the Kimberlin's passed out glow sticks to all the youngsters. I love glow sticks -- I used to beg for them at the fireworks in Austin and my dad usually treated me to a glowing green necklace every year. That, along with a stop at the snow cone stand on the way back to the car after the fireworks were over, is what fun 4th of July memories are all about! So, I just loved the fact that Drew got his very first firework glowstick to play with. He loved it! Of course, he wanted to chew on it, which isn't great. But when we could pry it out of his hands, he loved looking at it. In fact, he fell asleep that night with it clutched in his hand. Another set of fabulous fourth memories to store away!