4th of July

Yesterday was Christopher's 2nd 4th of July. Last year, he was only 6 months old, so too young to enjoy the festivities. This year, though, he LOVED having friends over to swim and play in our backyard with him! We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and ended up having about 15 adults and 6 kids. The kids ranged in age from 3 months to 4 years. All the kids had fun swimming in Christopher's pool and playing on his swingset.

Despite not having his full 3-hour nap, I decided to keep Christopher up for the firework show. When it got dark, we walked across the street to an elementary school ballfield to watch the MTSU show. Unfortunately, we weren't able to see much since they either moved the show a little bit or the trees grew a lot (chances are better that the trees just grew a bit too much). The only ones we were able to see well were the Grand Finale. :P Some of the people with us decided to go around the school to see if there was a better view. When they came back, they said it was a great view, so we'll have to remember that next year.

Shad and a few other people who were near us shot off a few of their own fireworks before the MTSU show and it scared Christopher to death! Therefore, as soon as the "big" show was over, Richard took Christopher home and put him to bed for me. That was hard for me since putting Christopher to bed is MY job. Richard enjoyed it, though, and he's going to have to do it again in a couple of weeks when Shad and I go to Fall Creek Falls.

Here are a few pictures of Christopher and his friends in his pool:

Lilly (12 mos) & Christopher with Journie (3-1/2) pulling the wagon














Christopher just lounging under the palm tree


















Jenn (Lilly's mom), Lilly, Macy (18 mos) & Christopher














Christopher playing in the spraying palm tree