And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air...

Our 4th of July was pretty low key, but lots of fun. We spent the day playing in our new pool, and our pink colored sandbox. Mike went into work for a little bit, but when he got home we ordered pizza and made chocolate chip cookies. This was our first year doing fireworks with the kids, and shocker -- they were a hit! Anthony was super excited about the sparklers. He kind of just stood in awe, not really knowing what to do with it. Kevin was all over the place -- the boy is fearless. He is now asking for fireworks for his "birfday". Here are a few pics of our night...

Summer has officially begun...

Yesterday was a busy day. The kids were up bright and early at 6:45 AM and ready to play. We made breakfast, and went to the park until it was too hot to play on the equipment. Instead, we decided to go to the store and get a little swimming pool and sand for their empty sandbox. I have searched everywhere for sand, and the last thing I could find was some bright pink sand from Walmart. The kids loved it! So we came home, blew up the bright green pool, and loaded the sandbox with 6 bags of bright pink sand. We spent the afternoon splashing in the kiddie pool and building castles. Summertime has officially begun...