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<\/a>Eve, just hanging around. The branch fell a few minutes later, luckily when were feet were pointed down. I asked Alan to take the tree down. Sumac isn’t the strongest of tree!<\/p><\/div>\n
The 4th was the day of the big wedding<\/a>, so when I told the kids to pack for the fireworks Eve took the job seriously!<\/p>\n All packed up and ready to go.<\/p><\/div>\n Eve set up the wedding while Alan and Lex played frisbee. I took a few pictures then joined in the frisbee game! :)<\/p><\/div>\n The best part of the whole wedding was when Eve got all set up and then said, “Oh no!” As soon as she looked at me I had a vision of the two stuffed animals who were supposed to be getting married, laying on the dining room table. Oops! I suggested we have the wedding another day, but she said we’ll carry on without them and just skip to the cake part. :) She’s so go-with-the-flow!<\/p>\n Time for cake! Yum?<\/p><\/div>\n Look, Alan and I were there too. :)<\/p>\n A bit later we met up with some friends, and Mema and Grandpa Tom joined the group. We had a nice little fireworks party.<\/p>\n Two weeks into summer vacation and Eve was pretty happy to see a friend again. :)<\/p><\/div>\n Hard to believe that he is six months older than she is. :) It’s all about the genetics!<\/p><\/div>\n Lex likes to dance while eating ice cream. Real time calories.<\/p><\/div>\n Grandpa Tom tried Eve’s cake and even went back for a second bite! :)<\/p><\/div>\n Playing cards by the light of the glow sticks.<\/p><\/div>\n Two of the kids in our group were 5yrs old and witnessing their first fireworks. Their commentary was hilarious! I wish I could remember all of it, but here are a few lines: “It’s like popcorn! And bombs!” and “Mom, what happens if you eat them?” They would have been an excellent Kid Snippets<\/a> soundtrack. :)<\/p>\n The obligatory fireworks pictures. \u00a0The show this year was fantastic! \u00a0It lasted a full hour and they even had enough for a spectacular finale! \u00a0Totally awesome.<\/p>\n So that was the 4th of July. I’m just a week late with my postings, but I spent most of that week at a conference learning cool teacher stuff<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy 4th of July… better late than never, right? Sometimes I wonder if it matters, but years later I know I’ll be happy to see the post. :) We celebrated the 4th as we have the past few years, hanging … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n