Independence Day at our house

OK, I know this is a few days late. I'm so lame *eyeroll*

Anyway, we had a really nice 4th of July here. We had planned on having just my mom and dad over to barbeque and play board games - a low-key, relaxing afternoon.

Well, I got a call Tuesday morning from our next door neighbor letting us know that they had the kiddie pool set up for their kids and I should bring Jack over. So I did! The kids had SO MUCH FUN. Jack even walked through the grass in his BARE FEET! (that is huge for my sensitive little Jack) So the Changs were saying how their plans had fallen through with their friends so they'd be cooking out in their backyard. I mentioned that we were having my parents over for dinner and they should come, too - the more the merrier! :) They graciously accepted my invitation and our backyard barbeque went from a family dinner to a party! :)

It was SERIOUSLY HOT on the 4th and I told John that we were either eating in the dining room or finding some way to air-condition the back porch. So we closed all the porch windows (SO GLAD we had that sunroom put on!!), opened the windows in the house and used fans to blow the air-conditioning out. It actually worked to cool off the back porch enough to make it comfortable.

A huge storm came through in the afternoon (not cooling anything off at all - just making it more muggy outside) so we called our friends, Mike and Linda, to see if their plans had fallen through for fireworks and if they wanted to come over for dinner. They arrived about ten minutes later, filling up our back porch even more.

Alright - so if you've gotten this far, you're either a saint, a stalker, or a very fast reader. ;) My point, anyway, is that we had a fabulous Independence Day. And here's a little picture of Jack and me for your viewing pleasure.