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The Bunch Celebrate the 4th

                                                             

                                                              Happy July 4th!
 

In keeping with tradition, we attend the July 4th celebration that the city puts on every year on July 3rd. The kids and I had fun making our shirts this year and as a bonus I think they turned out really cute. They did not have the train rides and bounce houses this year because of all the recent flooding, but we still had a good time. Our eldest son was able to go with us this year and it made it even more special to have the whole family together. Next to Christmas, July 4th is my favorite holiday. I love the emphasis that is put on family get togethers and spending leisure time with the ones you love. I will miss these outings greatly when all the kids are gone. The fireworks show was almost 30 minutes long and was spectacular. It was a wonderful night.
The kids did great on their shirts!

He is making his pirate face.

It is a baby rattle balloon.

They got their patriotic glitter tattoos.

We don't travel anywhere lightly!

Our eldest son relaxing before the fireworks.

D had vacation this week so the kids spent a couple of days at their grandparents while we enjoyed some quality time together. We went to Nebraska Furniture Mart one afternoon to just check it out and were overwhelmed by the sheer size of it. It was neat and had great prices, but definitely have an idea of what you want before you go!
The lobby of the entrance to Nebraska Furniture Mart.
We took the kids to see the free museums in Grapevine and had a wonderful time. The settlement museum was interesting, but the kids thought (and so did we) the Wizard of Oz exhibit in the Visitors Center was really fun. They had different interactive scenes set up through out the exhibit and even though we played for about 45 minutes, they asked for us to come back when they could play for 3 hours. Hmmmm, something free to go do one day in July that is air conditioned? I didn't need to think about that...."Sure, we'll come back". 
In black and white, just like the movie.

Several fun games to play here.

You put your hand on the heart and feel what is feels like at rest, walking, or skipping.

You need courage to crawl through the dark cave.

Tap 3 times and say "there is no place like home".

The fan fills the hot air balloon.

Not really a munchkin.
Here's my little munchkin

They had a blast building the brick road, A even has Dorthy's braids.



After  a long time dreaming about not having to set up the tent, we decided to buy a trailer.  After becoming sick and tired of salesmen and financing paperwork, I asked around and another fellow homeschool mom was selling a pop up that would work for us. We bought the pop up and cannot wait to try it out soon. It needs a little work, but it's 16 years old and is bought and paid for so no payments. yay!  I will post pics when we finally are able to use it in a couple of months.



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