4th of July Festivities 2010

With the 4th landing on a Sunday this year, I felt like it was a whole weekend celebration! On Saturday we went up to the Junckers in Zimmerman and had an excellent time eating, swimming, playing on the bounce house, and playing softball. I made black eyed pea salsa and we brought steaks and sandwiches. I have been trying to eat more red meat to get a little bit more iron. Anyway it was a sticky hot day, but lots of fun .




Ethan and Zachary. Ethan: 'Aren't Zachary and Garrett like our cousins or something?'

Mason and Keith- Mason is a chunky little guy! He actually fell asleep while I was holding him, my babies rarely do that!

Curtis and Jonah

Garrett and Ethan on the bounce house which was more of an obstacle course with a sprinkler spraying all over. Pure fun.

July defined: a kid who ate nothing but Doritos for lunch playing his heart out with good friends in the sun.

On Sunday we went to church and took naps as usual, but then we went over to Sand Creek Park for fireworks. I downloaded some patriotic music and we took our little ihome player, and listened to 'God Bless the USA' and 'Stars and Stripes Forever' while we watched the fireworks. I think these were the best fireworks I have evern been to. We were so close that it felt like the fireworks were going to fall onto us- which there was some ash that we could see, and I found some ash later in the basket we brought. We had to crane our necks way back to see, it was like I remember growing up going to ISU somewhere (before they moved it to the fairgrounds). We were all mesmerized from the first one that went up. Awesome.

Ethan and sparklers

Curtis and I - photo by Ethan I think

Jonah took about 40 pictures on the fireworks while sitting on my lap. He did pretty decent job too! Even got a smiley face. We love the USA! We are so blessed to live and raise our family in this free land.

A laugh for today

Rosie: Ethan, are you excited that you are going to have a new baby at your house?

Ethan: I guess... a little. Not really though when I found out how annoying Janie Kate is...

I have been laughing about this all day! Yes we are expecting # 5 in December! I have been feeling tired and queasy but now into my second trimester I am getting some energy and motivation back. We will find out the gender in August. My dishes are getting done and that means blogging again regularly may be on the horizon...

Also Rosie is visiting for the next two weeks and that is a big deal. I am trying to think of a way to get her to stay for a few more years. She is alot of fun and a big help.

Mothers Day in pictures

OK I guess I have to write a little something, even thought it is 2 am and I promised CJL I was just going to pay the Amex bill and that's it! Mother's Day is a wonderful day, I think it's becoming my favorite day ever. I loved getting breakfast in bed this year, and the gifts the kids made me were so cute! I wore all of them that I could, and I have already collected 50 of Jonah's 100 kisses that he gave me in his coupon book! I think CJL got his patience tested a little bit trying to get a good picture of the kids and I but the crazy ones are the ones that show real life! Not only did I get coupon books from all of the boys but I got one from CJL, and among other things that shall remain personal, I got a coupon for one furniture move of my choice, man this guy knows how I love to move furniture around late at night.