Our 4th of July Weekend

Last week we really hadn't made any plans for the 4th of July weekend because my husband was going to work all weekend and I really didn't want to bring the kids anywhere without him. But we ended up having a really good weekend. First was my uncle's 65th Birthday on Saturday and even though my hubby couldn't be there it was so much fun and the kids had a great time swimming and playing with cousins. The best fun was the baby pool~


Then Saturday night I put Josh in the bath and got busy cleaning the kitchen and completely forgot to turn off his bath water. I must give him credit he did call me a few times and I kept saying "just a minute" Imagine my surprise when I walked in and the water was about 1/2 an inch from becoming a waterfall over the front edge. Of course he loved his pool.





Then Sunday I set up the sprinklers (to water our new sod) and the kids kept sticking their toes in the edge of the spray so I told them to go put on their swimsuits. Their faces were priceless and full of excitement. My hubby got off work at 5pm and I swear he pulled into the drive way at 10 after and usually the trip takes 20 minutes. I grilled hamburgers out and made the best summer pie for dessert. See below:

'Banana Vanilla pudding pie with raspberries'

~simple divine~

Recipe:
2 packages of vanilla pudding

3 cups of Milk

1 cup pureed Cantaloupe

1/2 cup pureed Squash (yes you read that right)

2 bananas

1 8oz container of cool whip

1 cup raspberries

Graham Cracker crust

Mix vanilla pudding, milk, cantaloupe and squash together and set aside. Slice bananas and lay slices in the pie shell until bottom crust in covered. Pour pudding mixture over bananas. Chill for 4 hours. Before serving top with cool whip and garnish with raspberries.

After the kitchen was all cleaned up, the kids were bathed and in their pjs; we surprised them and took an evening drive to find someone shooting fireworks. It is illegal to shoot them in our city even though lots of people do. We don't shoot fireworks because frankly we don't want to make a run to the emergency room with one or both of the kids. We ended up in Germantown, parked the truck in a grocery store parking lot, threw the kids in the back of the truck and enjoyed 20 minutes of beautiful brillant fireworks.

Then Monday the kids and I repeated Sunday's backyard adventures but this time we added a big blow-up pool and made a new pitcher of Strawberry koolaid!


Enjoy the pictures!

Hope everyone had a HAPPY & SAFE 4th!