Happy Independence Day!

We had a fun-filled day with Mimi, Poppa, Jackie and J-dawg!  We picked up Jackie and Jonathan and headed up town for the parade. We parked by the fire station and park. We killed a little time on the playground before the parade started.

Poppa grilled some hot dogs and brats for lunch. Josh and I ventured out to get some things for the house at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Anna's Linens, and Ross, while Andrew played & napped at the house. We returned at the perfect time - Andrew had just woken up and was eating an ice cream snack!  Then it was POOL TIME!  Andrew is very brave in the pool. He likes squirting the toys... especially at people not in the pool!

After a few hours in the pool, Poppa served up some BBQ ribs, coleslaw, and homemade Mac & Cheese. Andrew LOVED eating the ribs; he especially liked eating it right off the bone. Messy, but delicious!

After dinner, J&J took Andrew outside to throw some poppers and we took some family pics on the stairs. Andrew insisted on taking silly photo with each group. His silly face never changes, but it's always funny nonetheless.

 

 

We got home about 8:30. Andrew took at bath and stayed up watching the "Pampire" movie (Hotel Transylvania or "Vampire", if you don't speak Andrew) until fireworks started. He has never stayed up so late. I could tell he was tired; when he got up to walk around he just tripped over his own feet or was running into things. At 9:30 we took him outside to watch fireworks, but he didn't want to have anything to do with being outside in the dark.  I tried porch light and street light, still didn't like being outside. He said he would rather go to bed... so he did.  Notice fist in mouth... tired baby boy!