Happy 4th of July / Happy Birthday Phil!

We had a great 4th of July weekend. On Saturday, we walked into Gaslight to pick up a few things at the store. It was really hot an humid, so we let Will play in the fountain. He had a blast and got completely soaked. Saturday night, we had some friends over with their kids. The adults were able to catch up while the kids played in the backyard. The cupcakes were a huge hit - especially with William. It required a creative clean-up.

On Sunday, we walked back into town and were able to capture Will's frolicking through the fountain on video. Then we had a picnic lunch at the Botanical Gardens and spent about 2 hours playing in the fountains/tree house/farm/etc. Sunday night, we took Phil out to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. Will was really into the "show" until they lit a big flame. Then he wanted someone to have their arm around him at all times and ended up sitting in our laps for quite a while. He did love the fountain and fish in the lobby and when they threw food.

On Monday, we went for a walk again before heading up to the parade. We had a picnic while we waited and then Will proceeded to get a nice haul of candy. We ran into our friends afterwards and went down to the lake to play in the bounce house and watch the waterskiers. After an hour or so at the lake, we treated Will (and ourselves) to ice cream at Jersey Junction before heading home for a late nap. Then we went to our friends' house for a late dinner before taking Will to his first fireworks. He really enjoyed them. He was in great spirits despite the really late bedtime and wasn't afraid. We're all a little tired this morning!

Mmmmm.... Cupcake!

































Waiting for the parade to start













Check out my cool new hat!





















Waterskiing at Reed's Lake
































Bounce House at the Lake

Waiting for the Fireworks

Climbing on Daddy

Ooooh, Ahhhhh!