Leave it to me, I forgot the camera for the Fourth of July, of course. When we got to the fireworks show, both Ben and I asked if the other had the camera. Nope. So this is all we have, after we sat for an hour and a half to wait for the show. By the time the show was half-way over, the kids had been whining "I want to go home!" the entire time, so we left. Joey didn't quite make it to his bed. I am looking forward to the days when we can go to the fireworks and other things like that, and all enjoy it. Shouldn't be long now...
Today was our Thomas the Train adventure. We got there at 8 a.m. and played at all the activities at the depot, including getting fake tatoos and making trains, we boarded the train and took a tour of the downtown alleyways, junkyards, and abandoned buildings. The baby was in need of a nap, so he cried the whole time, but luckily the train was filled with children so it didn't really matter. I could barely hear him from one row back.
This is Grace's "I'm about to do something really naughty" look:
On Tuesday we took a trip to the "zoo". We were greeted by this monster. The kids really thought he was great.
Joey kept a safe distance from Jake this time.
Haley seemed really interested in what was going on.
We found this nice little spot hidden away, and we actually got a shot of all the kids looking at the camera. Hooray!
We tried to go swimming Monday night, but the pool was closed because the lightning detector was going off. But that didn't deter our fun, even though it was really cold outside. They don't care. Since we were all in our swimsuits, we ran in the sprinklers in the front yard. This was a hoop from the elephant sprinkler, that you have to try to throw around the spinning trunk of the elephant. Grace thought it was a cute picture frame.
Andrew thought the elephant looked dangerous, so he wore his helmet for safety.
And here he is cheating.
We'll be off in a few hours to go camping, so I better get busy!
