Our Independence Day

Sorry for dragging my feet on this one, but after yesterday I really needed a day of rest. Thankfully, my kids were pretty good about allowing that. I'm sure they were still a bit burnt out too. My kids never sleep in, ever. I decided to bite the bullet anyway and let them all stay up late to see the fireworks. I'm glad we did. It was fun for all of us - Dawson especially enjoyed them - and I hadn't seen a real Fourth of July fireworks display since before I had the twins.
However, that meant my kids would be getting less sleep than usual overnight. They did sleep a tad bit past their usual 5:45ish waking point (by about an hour) so I got to "sleep in" until 6:50 this morning. Woohoo (sarcasm font seriously needed here). So it was a lay low/watch movies/color/play playdough kind of day today. It was great.
Now onto the more fun part - why I was so in need of a quiet day today: Our Independence Day was fantastic! Busy, but wonderful.
We began the day bright and early at the parade!

We tried to give him a flag. He wanted the hairbrush.

We made these cute little red, white, & blue stars in the afternoon - which I plan to recycle as Christmas ornaments. I got the idea from here!

Grandma and Grandpa came over to share a delicious meal of cheeseburgers, strawberries, baked beans, corn on the cob, and apple pie for dessert! I was far too busy eating at the time to take any pictures of it though.
And we ended the day just like any respectable American family...by blowing shit up!

The kids with Grandpa watching our fireworks

I hope everyone else had a happy and safe weekend - then got a day of rest if needed!