We had about 15 people come to the movie night. It was a nice turn out for our first movie night in a long time. We watched Frozen. The kids loved playing with glow sticks and playing on the swing set. Mostly the adults watched the movie. Austin and Sydney had a great time! We are so glad we did it. We hope to do another one before the summer is over.
We love the 4th of July. Our favorite fireworks are in Fairlawn. We try and go every year. We know exactly where to park so we don't get stuck in traffic. A band plays music before fireworks and the kids like listening to music. This year Austin and Sydney ran around a lot. They were not as interested in the music. They had glow sticks too. It was a fun night. The fireworks were awesome. We bring ear protection for them and they enjoy the fireworks. It was a nice family night.
Donnie, Cheri, Zach and Maggie came in for the 4th of July on Sunday night too. On Monday morning I went down to my parents house with the kids. Donnie, Cheri, Zach and Maggie came over too. It was nice to see them. We decided to go down to Amish country for the day. We went to the Smuckers farm first, then to Amish stores, and then for lunch at the Amish Door. This was the first time Austin and Sydney have been down to Amish country. We had a great time.
Dean came into town on Tuesday morning. We met everyone for dinner that night. Then on Wednesday we went to the zoo. It was great because Brian met us at the zoo for a few hours that day too. Austin and Sydney are really enjoying the zoo these days. Brian got some awesome pictures of Austin and Sydney feeding the giraffes. And the bear was in the water which he got some good pictures of that too. We all enjoyed the zoo.
On the 4th of July, we all went to the parade. Last year just Brian, I, and the kids went and we sat at the airport. That worked out well for us. So we did it again this year. We got donuts in the morning and met everyone down there. It's nice to have the airport field for the kids to run around. The parade was great. The kids so way too much candy. They had fun getting it though. Going to a parade with little kids is so awesome. They got to see firetrucks, trackers, horses, go carts, etc. It's one of my favorite traditions.
Then after the parade everyone went home. The kids took a nap. Everyone came up to our house for dinner. We enjoyed to hanging out at our house. I am so happy that they all came up from Texas. We don't get to see each other often but I enjoy the time we do get to see each other. It was a great week. After dinner they went back to my parents house. And then they went back to Texas on Saturday.
Since we had so much fun at fireworks in Fairlawn, we decided to take them to Solon to see them. We had never seen them before there. It was very crowded. We ended up at a school which worked out because there was a playground for them to play on while we waited for fireworks. Then the fireworks started and we enjoyed the show. Traffic was a disaster but they kids fell asleep in the car so it worked out. We had a great holiday week!
Unfortantely Mike's sister and law passed away from cancer. The came up for the funeral. They spent the day with us. We went to Home Depot so the kids could make an project. They made a bug catcher. It is so cool that Home Depot does this every month. Austin and Sydney really like it. They enjoyed placing the stickers on the bug catcher. Austin couldn't wait to go catch some bugs! That evening we went to Burger King for dinner so they could play on the playground. Austin and Sydney enjoyed spending time with Nana and Grandpa for the day.
Sydney is talking more and more. It's hard for others to understand her but Austin, Brian and I can understand almost everything she says. There is never a quite moment in our house. They are always talking or screaming about something. It's nice that Sydney is using her words now.
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