The fourth of July happened on July 4th this year. We were so happy to have William's family here. We had a nice summery dinner at home, sloppy joes, corn on the cob, and watermelon. We went to the park to see the fireworks. We played at the playground first. Then we walked over to find a spot to view the show. There was a concert going with pretty decent music. Eddie and Peter loved dancing. My boys are the dance-y-est kids I have ever seen. The "fireworkers", as Eddie called them, didn't start until 10 p.m., and Eddie and Peter were so tired. You can see it in all the pictures. There were a lot of biting ants, too. They chased Will's family away before the fireworks began. All day Eddie had been asking about the fireworks. When they began, they scared him and Peter to death. I held Peter. Ben held Eddie on his lap with Ben's hands over Eddie's ears. Talking Peter through each firework eventually calmed him down. Peter and I sat by Ben and Eddie, and I talked Eddie through each firework. I was distracting him by talking about each one. Soon Eddie was saying what each firework looked like. He started out serious then began to say silly things, like "grandma" and "Wal-mart". While walking back to the car, Eddie said, "I have a kind of fun song, Mom." He proceeded to make up a song with the lyrics being, "Thank you for the fireworkers." The best part is Eddie and Peter fell asleep in the car on the way home and stayed alseep while we carried them to their beds.
The fourth of July happened on July 4th this year. We were so happy to have William's family here. We had a nice summery dinner at home, sloppy joes, corn on the cob, and watermelon. We went to the park to see the fireworks. We played at the playground first. Then we walked over to find a spot to view the show. There was a concert going with pretty decent music. Eddie and Peter loved dancing. My boys are the dance-y-est kids I have ever seen. The "fireworkers", as Eddie called them, didn't start until 10 p.m., and Eddie and Peter were so tired. You can see it in all the pictures. There were a lot of biting ants, too. They chased Will's family away before the fireworks began. All day Eddie had been asking about the fireworks. When they began, they scared him and Peter to death. I held Peter. Ben held Eddie on his lap with Ben's hands over Eddie's ears. Talking Peter through each firework eventually calmed him down. Peter and I sat by Ben and Eddie, and I talked Eddie through each firework. I was distracting him by talking about each one. Soon Eddie was saying what each firework looked like. He started out serious then began to say silly things, like "grandma" and "Wal-mart". While walking back to the car, Eddie said, "I have a kind of fun song, Mom." He proceeded to make up a song with the lyrics being, "Thank you for the fireworkers." The best part is Eddie and Peter fell asleep in the car on the way home and stayed alseep while we carried them to their beds.
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It sounds like a perfect day. Sigh...
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