Bombs Burstin' Up in the Air

Our July 4th started out the same as every other day as of late: watching the rain. We had a quiet morning just being together as a family. I'm sure that Matt thinks we're total idiots because half the time Steven & I are looking at each other in bewilderment because a)we don't know what the heck he's trying to say half the time, and b)who is this small toddler person with opinions & a sense of humor and where did our little baby blob go? It's crazy I tell you!

So, Matt had a fun time inspecting his daddy's highly arched & furry feet as they both lounged on the couch together. He was having some kind of conversation with Steven's foot which he was intent on keeping strictly between himself and his subject. SThe fun was over when sadly, Steven had to go to work that afternoon (he really ended up trading days so he could be off on Sunday for our party) and was unable to join us for the get together over at the Rener's new house. I guess drugs still sell on holidays.

After Matt's nap and a quick snack and a trip for some ice, we joined the Reners and a lot of their family over at their fabulous new abode. Zach & Joy have already done an amazing amount of work to that house and it looks incredible. I've never seen two more focused, driven individuals. It's impressive. So, after a tour of the latest updates to the house there was a delicious spread of foods where I felt that the KFC was the highlight. Tasty! There was card playing and halo playing and chit-chat. The rain stopped long enough for us to get all the kids out of the house and into the baby pool for a little while. Matthew had a blast with his cousins. He enjoyed laughing at them in the pool and then drinking the pool water from various cups & containers. Yum. My favorite shot was when a helicopter circled above us and you can see that all the other kids were looking up to see it and Matt was still focused on whatever hair-brain idea he had going on in the pool. Hilarious! We had a great time and even saw a few fireworks on our drive home that evening. Next year, we gotta at least get some sparklers!