4th of July Recap

Did everyone have a wonderful 4th of July?  Ours was pretty low key.  We did absolutely nothing for the entire day.  The kids played in the kiddie pool, and we just sat around.

In the evening, we went to post to watch Pat's friends fire the "big guns".  We were there about 2 hours, which was the perfect amount of time with the boys.  It was quite fun.

We saw the parachutists fly in.

The boys liked watching the 50 gun salute.  I thought it was super loud (granted we were pretty close to it), but thankfully the boys laughed with each boom.

The hubby and the boys before the celebration.  

We left before the concert because it was supposed to be a work day for the hubby today.  Apparently at the concert, they announced that today was a day off.  We could have stayed at the concert it seems, but I think the kids had enough fun without it.  Now I get to enjoy another day with the family.  

I'm linking this part of the post up to Real Momma, Real Style.  

I pulled out my navy blue jersey dress from Old Navy.  I bought it about 2 years ago off season for about $7, and I've only worn it once before.  Unfortunately, I didn't realize until after I put it on, that it kind of shrunk when I washed it.  It was a little too short and a bit low cut for my tastes, but I wore it anyway.  My shoes are from Bass.  The flower I made months ago when I was testing out the tutorial over on Little Miss Momma. 

Sean is in Carter's and Ryan's shirt is Carter's and shorts are OshKosh.  All purchased on super sales a long time ago.

Have a great Tuesday!  

Nice to Meet You.

I'm linking up to the 2nd Annual Commenting Challenge over at Jenna's.  It's a great way to meet new bloggers and get into the habit of leaving some comments to people.  We all love comments, right?

Since there will be some new people stopping by, I want to tell you a bit about me.  You can read the basics in my About link above.  Here are some randoms that I may not have mentioned there.

1.  I'm really shy in real life, but a bit more outgoing in the blog world.

2.  I never liked coffee until this past year.  My husband was away for a long time, and I was raising two kids alone.  It's funny how my tastes changed out of necessity for caffeine.  My favorite is German Chocolate Cake coffee kcup.  My hubby is home, and I still drink it.

3.  The only time I enjoy doing laundry is when it's sunny enough to hang it on the clothes line.

4.  I've accidentally fallen into the bad habit of sleeping in my youngest son's bed when he wakes up at night.  The kids and I are going to be visiting my family for a few weeks coming up, and we will probably be sharing a bed so I see no reason of breaking the habit just yet.

5.  My favorite thing to do in summer is eat dinner outside on the deck.

6.  I'm currently finding myself with a desire to do home improvements, but since we will be selling this home in about a year I don't want to spend any more money on it.

7.  I watch too much TV.  My current favorites include:  Covert Affairs, Franklin & Bash, and Real Housewives of Anywhere.

8.  I am really close with my family even though I live so far away from them.

9.  I really want to start running.  I hate running, but I want to like it.  I'm going to really start working on it in August when I return from my trip.  Running a 5k is on my To Do list.

10.  I'm a planner.  I like to have a plan for the future.  I'm okay with it changing, as long as I have a plan to start with I'm happy.

11.  I wish I could find a craft I'm really good at.  I can barely work the sewing machine, and I lack in the creative ideas department.

12.  I blog stalk lots of blogs, and I usually use people's blog rolls to find new ones.  I hope to meet some new ones from this challenge.  I want to add more blog friends to my blog roll.

That's a bit about me.  I look forward to stopping by your blogs.  I'd love to read your comments and have you follow along with me.

Happy 4th of July!

Saturday Morning Scene

This is the scene from my Saturday morning.  (Well, it was really more like noon, but who is watching the clock anyway.)  I hope every one is enjoying their long weekend.  Have a happy 4th of July!

I'm linking up at Loves of Life.