Leslie was sweet and put french braids in Taylor and Allison's hair. I really need to learn how to do this!

Matt caught mid bite. Charlie made sliders, hot dogs and corn on the cob on the grill and the kitchen was full of so many side dishes to top it all off. I got lots of new recipes today. The craziest was a snack of cool whip, vanilla pudding, granny smith apple chunks and snicker bar bites all blended together. Weird, I know, but delicious!

My buddy, Lauren


Once the sun went down and the temperature dropped, we all headed inside for a few rounds of Rock Band before walking up the street to see the Sports Park fireworks. The kids seemed more interested in the poppers they were playing with, but it was a pretty impressive show this year and I loved the finale.