Our Fourth

Fourth of July is hands-down my favorite holiday of the year.  It incorporates everything I love - family, friends, food, fireworks and summertime.  We went to Selva's Annual 3rd of July Party with friends and Nona & Granddad.  The boys were so excited to run, bounce, swim and eat lots of treats.  

The Touseys & Hathaways

 Hen could have stayed in the bounce house all night

 We loved hanging with Nona & Granddad!

 Our little fish

 They are happiest in the pool

 The boys ready to watch fireworks

 Cohen LOVED the fireworks!  Like mom like son.

We stayed up well past bedtime, and the fun didn't end when we got home.  It was time for more sparklers in the driveway!

We headed to the beach on the morning of the 4th.  Henry was pretty cranky, but we figured he was still tired from the night before.

Boy were we wrong. Poor little buddy woke up from his afternoon nap with a high fever.  That changed our fun plans with friends that evening.  After a visit to the doctor the next day, we realized that our little guy had the flu...and then broke out with Hand Foot & Mouth the next day.  The following morning, Cohen was at the doctor with raging swimmers ear.  Our poor boys have had a rough week - four trips to the doctor in five days, but they are FINALLY healthy again!

Although the day didn't go according to plan, we still had fun with our family of four.  Henry ate a box of popcicles and watched Shrek, Cohen swam for hours in our new pool, and David and I enjoyed time on our front porch watching the crazies bike around the beach and the evening fireworks show.  

"Oh I've been smiling lately, Dreaming about the world as one, And I believe it could be, Some day it's going to come...Come on the Peace Train."