July 4th Weekend

July 5, 2010

We had a great, but very chilly, July 4th weekend. Kelsey's 22nd birthday was on the 3rd so we had big plans to go to the lake on the 3rd. Unfortunately, it was rainy and cold the entire weekend. We did go to the lake anyway, but we froze. Not exactly what we had in mind...

Noah spent the day hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa doing who knows what. I think he pretty much has free reign when he's there without me, but I guess that's what grandparents are for. I think he got to ride the four wheeler, hang out with the cows, and splash in the cow tank. Very germ free...but Grandpa's a country boy so we don't worry too much about cow germs. Noah has a great time there and loves going to the country! I try not to be too strict :)

Anyway, we still went ahead full force with the fireworks on the 4th despite the rain. Cody's dad brought down some awesome fireworks so we had quite a show. I wasn't sure how Noah would handle the loud noises, plus staying up late, so we preceded cautiously. We started off with some tame roman candles and he really loved watching everyone set them off and just cracked up. So I thought okay he can handle this. We then brought out the bigger ones. He made it through the first one then freaked out. He spent the rest of the evening in the truck with Grandma watching through the window away from the noise.

He did like watching them, just not listening. Maybe he'll be a little better next year. The fireworks were awesome and we had a blast! It was a little scary because some of the big ones didn't go very high then exploded right over our heads. It was like being inside a huge firework! Very exciting but I was glad Noah was in the car at that point.