On Sunday morning, we packed the car with our things for the afternoon and then headed to church to run the van. We had lunch at Memaw's (Paulette) for Adria's birthday. After visiting for a bit, we left for church so I could help with the sound set-up. It was Hillside's Annual Independence Day Celebration. The kids played and Lydia visited until evening services started. That evening, we joined in the fellowship of singing, food and fireworks!
It was hot on Monday. After work, Malachi and I set in the sweltering car while Mysia had piano lessons. I then dropped the kids off with Granny and Aunt Abigail and met Lydia at home. We had a date night that included dinner and a romantic walk at the mall! :) The kids enjoyed the evening jumping on the trampoline. We visited for a while when we picked them up, but then came home and went to bed.
I took advantage of the weather on Tuesday to mow the lawn after work. We ate supper, read books, and had a relaxing evening.
Wednesday was busy, and once off work, we met at home to eat real quick before heading to evening services. We visited with friends afterwards and I also practiced with the men's singing group before we came home.
Lydia and I both had Thursday off from work. We had a lazy morning and did a few errands before afternoon. We were able to stop for a quick visit with Grandma Taylor since it was her birthday. We had a late lunch and watched the 3 Stooges movie before setting up the tent in the backyard. We gathered all of our sleeping gear and spent the night outside.
It was a chilly night, and we woke up pretty early on Friday. We spent several hours resting and getting a few things done before eating lunch. We surprised the kids by taking them to the pool for several hours. The weather and water were great, and it was refreshing to go for a swim! We packed up dessert and extras before heading over to friends' house (Hailes) for fun and fireworks. We visited and the kids played until it got dark. We set off fireworks, including sparklers and smoke-bombs. We had a blast watching the fireworks light up the sky in their neighborhood. It was almost midnight when we climbed into our backyard tent to go to sleep.
We must have been pretty tired. We woke up after 10am on Saturday. It felt good to get some sleep, but our air mattress had sunk during the night. We put things away, ate a good breakfast, and I packed up the tent. The kids played outside for most of the afternoon. Mysia really enjoyed riding her bike. I worked on a few computer projects and Lydia worked on a project in the garage. We then headed to a birthday party for one of Malachi's friends. While visited, the kids got soaked with water-guns and waterballoons. Later that evening we headed over to Grandma's to celebrate her birthday on her back porch with family.
~Matt
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