Fourth of July

This year, we started our Fourth with a little Patriotic ceremony of our own.  We had a patriotic red, white and blue breakfast (strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream on pancakes).  But before we could dig into our breakfast, we said the pledge of allegiance, sang the national anthem and gave the kids a brief history lesson on July 4th, 1776.  It's these types of moments that make parenthood so fun! 

After our breakfast, we went over to my parent's house where my brother had brilliantly thought to rent an inflatable water slide for the day.  The kids spent so much time out there on it!  It was the perfect activity for such a hot day! 

That evening, we enjoyed a potluck meal of Bar-b-qued pizzas, then lit sparklers and watched the fireworks before heading home.  It was such a full, fun day that we spent nearly the entire day following it, resting and taking it easy to restore our energy.