My fearless Elasia decided she didn't need to hold on.
Qara and our little friend Addison hopping around
this ride was the cause of a mini-heart attack for me. I will now never make fun of my mother for gasping and closing her eyes during all of my crazy antics. While I LOVE roller-coasters and extreme rides, when it's my BABY up there....geeeesh.
Saturday:
Candadian White Bread, sent in a care package to us from my wonderful Maine in-laws.
Fact: This bread is made in Portland, Maine - not Canada
Fact: Most of Maine might as well be Canada
Fact: This bread is the reason I break our "high fiber whole grain" bread rule.
Yum.
new favorite playground (83rd and Riverside)
Qara learning about currents
Handy to have a sister/permanent see-saw partner
sandbox fun
hiking a mountain trail? Nope, just outside that same playground is a little nature trail and butterfly garden
perfect after a hot hike!
Catching a World Cup game with a princess on his shoulders. ...what? Doesn't every body watch soccer this way?
I took a nap and woke up next to this guy:
very creepy.
and this was the rest of Saturday evening.
SUNDAY:
After a terrific church service and a long lunch, our plans to see the BEST FIREWORKS in the nation fell through. Toddlers didn't nap. We were exhausted. I was horribly disappointed. Then we decided to throw an impromptu "Happy Birthday America Party". Girls made decorations and glitter fireworks, I made the good ol' U.S. a cake, and we had a picninc on our living room floor.
Elasia's fireworks were particularly brilliant
gotta grill, right?
Adam set up the picnic...
(that's apple juice in the cooler for the them and 2 "cold ones" for mommy and daddy)
it was Adam's idea to dress in red, white, and blue. He's a keeper. :-)
decorating the cake (pretty last minute, thrown together)
Happy Birthday, America!!
234 years old! We only had 14 random birthday candles and I found this 2 from Qara's last birthday = Almost Perfect! ha ha
And after watching the fireworks on TV....
Plan B ending up being just perfect.
Happy Independence Day weekend everyone! Don't forget to stop by Michelle's blog (http://www.6inthecity.com/) to get a sneak peek into other's weekends.)
Much love from Hamilton Heights!
