My Kind of Party

I love throwing a party for just kids, it takes so much of the pressure off. They are such an easy crowd to please!

Dinner Menu: hot dogs and chips

Dessert: ice cream

Activities: Put the sprinkler under the trampoline

Talk about a high-class social event

Like when you flip through your Pottery Barn Kids catalog, and the kids are all decked out in their trendy clothes sitting perfectly behaved around a beautifully, color-coordinated, decorated table, having a party......Umm no, not like that. Both Jon and I had to work on the 4th of July, so I told the kids they could invite some friends over on the 3rd and we could have an early celebration. I got in a little over my head. Jon had to work on the 3rd as well, so I was on my own. I was wishing there would have been someone around to take a picture of me holding a lighter surrounded by a cluster of kids holding out their sparklers saying, "light mine, light mine"
There is something magical about kids and fireworks.What a fun night!
The kids had a couple friends stay the night, and we had a yummy breakfast. Here's to the good ol' US of A. Happy Independence Day!
red, white and blue waffles!

Thanks to Grandma Donna, the kids had a fun 4th in addition to a fun 3rd. She took them swimming all day, and then braved the crowds and took them to Riverfront Park for the fireworks. I met up with them after work, and the funny part was we had to transfer all of their stuff out of Donna's car to my car which was parked a block away. Well, the kids had brought a big blow up, riding dolphin (which is practically life-sized), and an inner tube for the pool. So I was walking downtown with three kids, at 11:00 at night, in the middle of a crowd of people with our giant dolphin and inner tube. I felt very, for lack of a better word, WT!