I'd had a rough night's sleep the night before the 4th - (one of those terrible mommy thinking up all kinds of terrible dangers to her children then fretting about it kind of nights. Do you have those?) So I was sleeping in - bless your soul, Mike - and was awakened by Chloe bringing in a vase full of lovely roses. She told me, "Happy Birth of July, Mom!" A dream or so later, she also brought me a "treasure box" with two miniature Disney princess figurines inside. What a sweet kid.
When we finally got going, we visited Mike who was playing in a volleyball tournament, then headed up to Huntsville. There we spent a few hours at the Songers' house with their awesome waterslide. (It gets bigger and better every year.) Ellie, our 2 year old, headed straight up the extension ladder up onto the platform in the trees and slid down. (Thanks to all the little girls who helped her not fall through the ladder and who slid down with her repeated times.) Chloe, 4 years old, was a little more hesitant, but still braved it four times. I think she thought it was worth it once she got to the bottom (see clip.)
Chloe getting a great swing ride courtesy of her cousin
Ellie set up this tea party, and is waiting for a guest.
Pea-picking at G-ma's and G-pa's
Chloe's ready for the BBQ
We caught the whole valley's fireworks from G-ma's deck that night. It was a nice, mellow 4th. Happy Birth of America!
4 comments:
that made me giggle. we should have come over for that awesome looking slide!
Looks like a great 4th of July!
Is there a way I can get that video of Ani and Ellie from here or not? I want to put it on my blog, too.
I'm glad you guys could come to the slide, and Kate, I hope we invited you, too. If not, shame on me.
Chloe looked terrified on the way down, and happy to be alive at the bottom. What fun! I am so glad I got to sample this years slide too. Those Songers are so generous with their slidiness.
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