4th of July

Oh, say can you see, by my garage door's decor, what so proudly we display...

The munchkins all received "summer homework" packets. One of the 1st grade assignments was to make a banner in celebration of Independence Day. Well, Big Sister did not want to be left out; so, on Saturday all three were busy decorating and creating all things resembling the good ole' USA. Once completed, I had them hang them on the garage for maximum display opportunities.

Little Dude B's artwork

Big Sister's

Little Dude M's

After hanging the banners, we joined the neighbors at community cook-out. It was fun meeting new and old residents while eating picnic fare of burgers, dogs, corn on the cob. The desserts and sugary drinks were in abundance too. For the kids, there were many activities to include water balloons, bean bag toss, balloon blowing, snow cones, and bead making. The highlight was the dear lady (braving the sweltering temps)hired for face painting. She had a steady stream of patrons for the better part of 3 hours. Here is a small sampling of her work.

Little Dude B

Big Sister's Fireworks

The Moloko Trio armed with Silly String

Upon sunset, the fireworks were provided by neighbors who spent a good bit of time buying their pyrotechnics elsewhere (somewhere other than in Virginia). We certainly did not need to drive to see any *WOW* factor show. The munchkins declared it the BEST 4th of JULY EVER!