Headed to the beach!

why
does
it
take
4
days
to pack
for
a
three day
vacation
?

car is loaded. no room to spare. kids are next
then
three days at the beach!

4th of July

July 4th, 2008. Came and went. Picnic with family. Good time had by all. And most of all, M overcame his INTENSE fear of FIREWORKS! Poor boy. He has tossed and turned, fretted and cried over fireworks for two years...ever since he first saw a very small display of them just after he turned 2 yrs old. Seriously. It was his OBSESSION. Even in the dead of winter he would bring up the topic and immediately get flustered, furrowed brow and all. But by the end of the day, the kid was HOLDING a sparkler and smiling with pride! It was definitely a moment. Small potatoes and a rite of passage for many kids as they grow up. Holding a sparkler on Independence Day. BIG MILESTONE IN OUR HOUSE! way to go M! I am really proud of you!!!!