Happy July 4th!!

This year, I had some friends over for a cook-out. I got to grill all by myself, with some detailed instructions from The Expert.

1. Make a little pile of charcoal.

2. Douse little pile with lighter fluid.
3. Repeat step 2.


4. Light!

5. If you freak out because the flame gets too big, throw the lid on the grill and wait a second.

Looks good from here!


Note to self: Just because the package says "table cloth" doesn't mean it's made to fit your specifit table. Check the dimensions.

Plan B: Improvise.

While we were waiting for our guests to arrive, Luke laid down and said "nap."

Our sweet little boy!

Maybe I misunderstood him...


I was very proud of my accomplishment!

Pool time!!

I think we need a sprinkler. (that's me at 32 1/2 weeks!)

Yes, that's ketchup on his corn. I don't think he did it on purpose, but clearly, he didn't mind.

After lunch, our exhausted kids went straight down for a nap! That gave us moms two beautiful hours to enjoy some uninterrupted adult conversation...over homemade peach ice cream and "a blueberry dessert."