4th of July

Once we got back from vacation, life seemed a  little bit more normal.  We were not completely stuck in our house.  We got together with a few friends outside.   Some of the kids friends came over to swim. Sydney started softball.  It was nice. 

One of our favorite things to do on the 4th of July is the parade.  Due to the social distancing rules, there was no parade this year.  Brian decided to make his own parade for the kids.  He made signs to place on his car. He got music to correlate with the signs. And he lots of candy and threw it out the window.  The neighbor boys joined in on the fun.  Brian even remembered popsicles.  That's one of the kids favorite parts. Brian made the most of the situation. 

We didn't get to see any firework shows this year.  We usually go to at least two of them.  On the 4th of July a family came over.  The kids swam in the pool.  We played kro kay.  Brian set up a movie in the backyard. We had a fire.   We were able to see some of the fireworks from our house.  It was a great night. 

This summer we have been spending a lot of time in our pool.  The kids also like playing with the neighbors.  The play kids woods dirt store in the backyard.  The kids have also been making a movie with the neighbors.  Austin is the one that always films it.  He has started editing the videos with Brian's help.  The kids like to dress up in costumes while filming. 

Sydney has softball games twice a week.  I go and keep score.  I have actually enjoyed watching her play.  She's good for never playing before.  It nice to get out in the evenings.  Austin been going to speech therapy every other week.  Austin likes going to the hospital for speech to see the ball machine.  I am hoping this will help with his reading and sound recognition.