Jodi's Blog: 4th of July

Yesterday was the 4th of July and I have to say we had a really nice day.

The one thing that I have learned is that the plans that you think you have when you wake up in the morning, never stay the same (especially with kids)! Things are always coming up that change your plans. Shari (my sister) was supposed to be hosting the 4th of July get together this year, but was not feeling well yesterday. So last minute, the get together was moved to our house. We had our friends Shane and Emily over as well as my Mom and Dad and my niece and nephew, Abby and Aaron. We had a full house. Thing worked out great though. We just got a new larger kitchen table (thank you Mom and Aunt Helen!) so we had enough room for everyone to sit together and have a nice 4th of July meal. We had sausages, corn on the cob and fruit salad. YUMMY!!! The kids played with all of Keira's toys all day and the adults chatted and caught up.

We then headed off to Livermore to watch the fireworks at Robertson Park. We do this every year and always have a great time. The kids all had fun and actually loved the fireworks this year!!! Jackson slept most of the evening and didn't even wake up when the fireworks were going off. He woke up on the way to the car after the fireworks were over, then fell asleep on the way home. I had to wake him up at 3:30 am! He slept hadn't eaten since 7pm at the fireworks!! That is probably the longest he has gone between feedings.

All in all it was a great day! I can't wait to do it again next year!