It Rained On My Parade

One word to describe our 4th of July -- WET.

We had hoped to take X to the local parade but it ended up raining all morning so we didn't go. Walter was pretty down about it because he really wanted this to be a tradition for X. We went last year and despite sleeping through half of the parade, X seemed to dig the view from daddy's shoulder.

Maybe next year we'll shlep BOTH the kids to the parade.

So since we were not going to the parade I took it upon myself to use that time to guilt Walter into cleaning all the bathrooms. Nice, eh! I pulled out the old "I've cleaned them the last 4 times and I clean EVERYTHING else around here" speech. It worked, and I'm happy to report that we had sparkly clean bathrooms by lunchtime. I spent the morning cleaning other stuff, making deviled eggs, and wrapping a bday gift.

That afternoon we went to my parent's house to celebrate my grandma's 92nd birthday. Yes, you read that right, she's 92 and still kickin. It was a nice little party and I ate WAAAYYY to much food. We were able to let X play outside for a bit in between the rain, but once we sat down to dinner (inside) it started to pour again. My gma didn't really want gifts so I made a neat collage of pictures for her of all the grand kids. I think she liked it.

Here's our 4th of July family photo. Let's see, the background is red and gold, X is playing with measuring spoons, and Walter is wearing green. Yeah, that about sums up most attempts at a good family photo.

After the party I was exhausted (this pregnancy thing really cuts into my nightlife - haha) so we headed home and got a Red Box on the way. Benjamin Button -- 2.5 hours of my life that I will never get back. Don't waste your time, it's just weird.

I only saw a few fireworks from my window because I was more interested in laying on the couch. X slept through them all. Maybe next year he can have his own sparkler!!

Low key day, but overall it was a great weekend and I sooo enjoyed having Walter home for 3 days. Gotta love a long weekend.