i have to document this holiday, because at three months old, E will never remember this first 4th of July. this was probably one of my favorite holidays growing up. the 4th always meant HOT weather, the lake, BBQ's, swimming in the pool, and shooting off fire-crackers. i also can remember being so excited when my dad said we were going to get firecrackers. now, with a baby, it brings thoughts of loud bangs, booms, and whistles that will wake my kid up. am i a scrooge or what?! E actually did fine, to my dismay, but when at 11:30pm fire-crackers were still going off, R and I were annoyed. i think it constitutes annoyed when your husband puts a post of FB asking who the "d-bags were shooting off mortars". making friends right and left, huh? he's like sarah palin, momma grizzly bear, when it comes to little e. love him.
i feel like a party pooper writing this blog, but it's true. i was trying to think back to when i turned into a dud, and it occurred to me... i've kinda always been a dud. 1. my sister preferred to take my childhood BF to Bell's to ride the rides because i was a chicken (that's you Sheena). 2. in college i didn't want to wear my sorority sweatshirt into a bar for fear of being disrespectful... my BFF called me out on it, leading to a messy fight, but we have since reconciled (thanks Katie). 3. i now am not a fan of fireworks. there's a lot more stories of tara-the-lame, but in an effort to save my self from belittling, i'll stop there. :) guess i need to fun it up, or my kid will think i'm lame. it does make me feel a little better that my husband's friends referred to him as "grandpa" in college... two-peas-in-a-pod. two-lame-peas-in-a-pod.
Anywho, back to the 4th- we started off festivities on Friday, my parents came into town. since they live 4 hours away, they are like kids in a candy store when they come visit, and my kid is the candy. it's so sweet how much they dote on her. she loves it already. the cooing has since turned into odd sounds of happiness and she really wanted to tell my mom something the entire time she was here. probably things about my parenting style :) i'm getting sold out by an infant.
Friday we lounged and had drinks on the deck with our neighbors and ordered our traditional Minsky's pizza. a great way to end the week. Saturday we lounged some more, ate breakfast burritos, and watched the casey anthony BS, i mean trial. R and my dad tried to win BIG at the casino, but no such luck. Sunday we grilled out with our neighbors and my parents, and Monday i took pics of the fireworks pre-11:30pm. E was already asleep, but thanks to our neighbors, brennan and luke, i got some good shots to show her. all in all it was a lazy independence day at our house. Here's some pics of E's first 4th:
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