So, here's my DS 3 sans a lot of hair! He got it cut on Friday and decided to go ahead and go short. I like it very much. He's practicing his "chicken-neck" model pose here. He, LG and I headed up to my hometown on Saturday for a little July 4th fun. It was great seeing the parade and enjoying the hometown feel of celebration.
We met my brother, SIL and their kids along with the grandparents and headed up to the golf course to stake out our seats.
DS 1 and DH came up and joined us for food. It was fun having DS 1 there since he hasn't really been around the entire family since Christmas! He has been home for the week and I've loved having him here.
It was fun to watch LG enjoy the parade. It's
not the first parade she's ever attended, but I am pretty sure it's the first fourth of July parade she's ever attended.
We had fun buying matching shirts to wear and preparing for the day. She helped me make pasta salad, strawberry pretzel dessert, beer bread and artichoke/ranch squares to take up there.
It was also fun seeing people that I haven't seen in years. And some I've seen but known for what seems like forever.
Here's one example...Keven, aka Uncle Sam, and
I have known each other since we were 4 years old.
We met in 1968 when we moved to the area. We lived only a few doors apart from his family. One of my early memories of Keven and his family is of his Dad, who's now gone, dressing up like Uncle Sam at the annual July 4th festivities.
I think it's neat that Keven is carrying on the tradition started so many years ago.
My Mom still lives in the area, as do my Dad and Stepmom. This is how I keep up-to-date with the goings on there.
After the kids caught all the beads they could handle (and then some) and bagged up their candy prizes, we headed back to my Dad's for a little swimming, food and relaxing until the fireworks.
DS 1 and DH came up and joined us for food. It was fun having DS 1 there since he hasn't really been around the entire family since Christmas! He has been home for the week and I've loved having him here. When we headed out to the fireworks, I had to find somewhere I could watch them from the car. I cannot handle the loud noises. It's pretty embarrassing being 45 and sitting with your ears
plugged! So we parked ourselves on the golf course and were able to see them perfectly!
In fact, here's a shot that DS 3 got from INSIDE the car while we watched:
It was a perfect ending to a very fun day!
3 comments:
What fun! I love DS 3 haircut. He looks quite handsome! Hope you continue to enjoy your summer!
Wow, DS3 is looking more like DS1 with that haircut!! It looks like you really enjoyed your 4th of July and I just love that picture of you and your Mom! :)
This sounds like a wonderful way to spend the fourth: friends, family, food and fireworks! We spent ours at the baseball field, and both my kids were so tired that they fell asleep before they got to see any fireworks!
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