The morning of the Fourth, Joe mowed the lawn and worked outside while I cleaned up inside (Jacob bounced back and forth... from outside to inside... from mommy to daddy). So it was more like a typical Saturday for us than a holiday. Lunch was somewhat festive. We had grilled chicken sausages, watermelon, chips and soda.
In the afternoon while the boys slept, Joe and I watched "The Bucket List" together. It was a pretty good movie, and I enjoyed spending some time somewhat alone with Joe. When the boys woke up we all got cleaned up and went shopping. We went to JoAnn's where I picked up the fabric I need to make a turtle quilt for Jacob's bed. It's a pieced quilt, so we'll see how it goes.
We also went to Fuddruckers for dinner, which was nice. We stopped by the bicycle shop on the way home to get another cycling shirt for Joe (so I can wash them with the rest of the laundry during the week). Joe is doing so well riding his bike to work! He has saved us around $75 already!
In the evening we let Jacob play with some sparklers. He was fascinated by them and a bit sad when we ran out.
Later we woke Jacob up from a late nap and went over to a neighborhood party and watched their fireworks. Jacob thought the fireworks were great! We also caught the Pleasant Grove city fireworks. Jacob kept telling us that the fireworks were pretty and that he wanted to touch them up in the sky. He also told us the colors they were, and that one of them looked like a butterfly. What an imaginative boy! I think next year we will concentrate on the city's fireworks because we would have had a fantastic view from the cemetary near our house. We may even have to get a couple of our own (or get my mom to get us some not-so-legal fireworks from Wyoming).
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