Fireworks and Milkshakes

I am not a master of HTML codes and have much to learn about picture posting. (Please excuse the offcenter pictures.) I thought I'd go ahead and post some pictures of my precious buddies anyway. On the Fourth of July, my sister took us to the Botanical Gardens to take some family pictures. It started to rain about 5 minutes after we arrived, so she was only able to get a few quick shots. I thought she did a pretty good job working with a five to ten minute time frame and a sleepy two year old. We're going to try again in a few days so that we can have more variety.

When it started raining, we left the Gardens and headed over to The Purple Cow for some hamburgers and milkshakes. Josh and I celebrated the fourth at a Rangers game with Chad and Miranda (Josh's sister and her husband). It rained for quite a while that night. Thankfully, we were seated just out of the rain. The people in front of us got soaked while we stayed dry. The guys watched the game while Miranda and I talked and people watched. (In my opinion, that is the best reason to attend any sports event anyway.) All in all, it was a very fun way to spend our fourth of July. The kiddoes went to their grandparents. I wish I could have seen them. Apparently, they clapped and jumped up and down after each and every firework.

On the eighth, our little town had a celebration of sorts that was really quite good! I was expecting something lame, but was pleasantly surprised. They had a pretty impressive carnival and fireworks show out at a local park. I bought the girl some cotton candy. We sat out on a blanket and watched some pretty neat fireworks. The only thing that would have made it better is if Josh and Major had been there. It was on a Saturday night and would've kept Major out too late, so Josh stayed home with him. Maybe next year...

Tomorrow I'm meeting up with some old friends from Dallas. I can't wait!