Tuesday, July 05, 2005
4th of July Weekend
A very nice weekend. Here's all the events fit to print:
Friday: Nora went out with some friends for the evening, so it was just Pierce, Anna and me. We went to the pool after dinner and, of course, both kids ate it up. At this point both are fearless around the pool (though they're still not swimmers) and spent the evening jumping in, ducking their faces in the water, and climbing up me. We finished the evening with a little TV (Between the Lions), then off to bed.
Saturday was a family day. We got up at a reasonable hour and did lawn work (we missed mowing last weekend, so we were looking a little "white trash"). We took a break for the neighborhood 4th of July parade, walking behind the fire engine with the rest of the neighborhood, than doubled back to the park for popsicles and drinks (and lots of playing on the playground equipment). That evening we had the Deavers over for "make your own pizza night". Its always a hit with Pierce and Anna and the Deaver's seemed to like it a great deal. Afterwards we watched a copy of Corolla 2004, the video I made of last year's Outer Banks vacation (the Deavers were able to join us that year). Of course we sent them home with a copy.
Sunday: This was actually a "me" day. After sleeping in a little and giving Pierce and Anna breakfast, I packed up Nora's SUV and went windsurfing for the day. I went with a friend of mine to Lake Melvern (about an hour's drive) and spent the next 4 hours windsurfing. The conditions were not great, the wind died down through the course of the afternoon, but I enjoyed myself. I spent the first part of the day relearning how to do it (its been a couple years since I did it last) but was reasonably proficient by the end of the day. The day finished with a nice family dinner; Nora made pot roast (mmmmm....). A thunderstorm rolled in after dinner and we all pulled up chairs to one of the windows and watched it. Great lightening, Anna kept asking for more. She and I went into the garage (I needed to unload the SUV) and I opened the door so we could see the rain and better hear the storm. Anna enjoyed until we had a large bolt of lightening directly above the house. Her response? "That was too loud", then she went inside and left me by myself.
Monday (4th of July): The morning started of rainy but cleared up by lunch time. Nora and I had her folks and her brother's family over for a 4th of July dinner. In the afternoon Nora went out and bought all the "fixin's"; hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, buns, corn-on-the-cob, etc. She also bought about 1000 water balloons and the kids spent most of the evening either in our little wading pool or pelting each other with balloons. It was a scream (and we got a lot of it on video). After they left we gave the kids baths then went to the local mall to watch fireworks. Pierce and Anna both loved them (they weren't bothered by the noise) and even came and sat on my lap for most of the show. Usually they're more interested in being with Mom, so that was a nice surprise. When it was over Anna kept demanding more (we told her she'd have to wait until next year). We didn't get home until close to 11:00 pm, so it was a very late night. Pierce fell asleep on the ride home, but Anna stubbornly stayed awake (talk about strong willed). Nora and I were so wiped out from the day we went to bed as soon as we got the kids tucked in.
-Eric (Dad)
Friday: Nora went out with some friends for the evening, so it was just Pierce, Anna and me. We went to the pool after dinner and, of course, both kids ate it up. At this point both are fearless around the pool (though they're still not swimmers) and spent the evening jumping in, ducking their faces in the water, and climbing up me. We finished the evening with a little TV (Between the Lions), then off to bed.
Saturday was a family day. We got up at a reasonable hour and did lawn work (we missed mowing last weekend, so we were looking a little "white trash"). We took a break for the neighborhood 4th of July parade, walking behind the fire engine with the rest of the neighborhood, than doubled back to the park for popsicles and drinks (and lots of playing on the playground equipment). That evening we had the Deavers over for "make your own pizza night". Its always a hit with Pierce and Anna and the Deaver's seemed to like it a great deal. Afterwards we watched a copy of Corolla 2004, the video I made of last year's Outer Banks vacation (the Deavers were able to join us that year). Of course we sent them home with a copy.
Sunday: This was actually a "me" day. After sleeping in a little and giving Pierce and Anna breakfast, I packed up Nora's SUV and went windsurfing for the day. I went with a friend of mine to Lake Melvern (about an hour's drive) and spent the next 4 hours windsurfing. The conditions were not great, the wind died down through the course of the afternoon, but I enjoyed myself. I spent the first part of the day relearning how to do it (its been a couple years since I did it last) but was reasonably proficient by the end of the day. The day finished with a nice family dinner; Nora made pot roast (mmmmm....). A thunderstorm rolled in after dinner and we all pulled up chairs to one of the windows and watched it. Great lightening, Anna kept asking for more. She and I went into the garage (I needed to unload the SUV) and I opened the door so we could see the rain and better hear the storm. Anna enjoyed until we had a large bolt of lightening directly above the house. Her response? "That was too loud", then she went inside and left me by myself.
Monday (4th of July): The morning started of rainy but cleared up by lunch time. Nora and I had her folks and her brother's family over for a 4th of July dinner. In the afternoon Nora went out and bought all the "fixin's"; hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, buns, corn-on-the-cob, etc. She also bought about 1000 water balloons and the kids spent most of the evening either in our little wading pool or pelting each other with balloons. It was a scream (and we got a lot of it on video). After they left we gave the kids baths then went to the local mall to watch fireworks. Pierce and Anna both loved them (they weren't bothered by the noise) and even came and sat on my lap for most of the show. Usually they're more interested in being with Mom, so that was a nice surprise. When it was over Anna kept demanding more (we told her she'd have to wait until next year). We didn't get home until close to 11:00 pm, so it was a very late night. Pierce fell asleep on the ride home, but Anna stubbornly stayed awake (talk about strong willed). Nora and I were so wiped out from the day we went to bed as soon as we got the kids tucked in.
-Eric (Dad)
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