We had such a busy day planned. My aunt and uncle have a 2nd home in Highlands, NC and my cousin and his family recently moved to the area as well. They invited us up for the day to celebrate the 4th, to meet Nolan, and for all the kids to run a play together. All I have to say, is we have the best kids for traveling. We left our house in Dallas at 9 a.m. and made it to NC by noon. Not a peep was said between you two the entire way, although you were so excited when you finally got to get out of the truck. We had a nice time visiting with everyone and eating!
You and Uncle Matt...the best of friends.
Playing with Sophia and David in the "pool".
My mom, brother and our family were also invited to Uncle Matt's girlfriends' house for a party as well and this party was in Cumming. So here we go again...in the car for a few more hours. Luckily, you didn't nap at my aunt's so you got a nice nap in and was roaring to go when we got to Hannah's. You absolutely love Hannah and when she's not around, you're constantly asking for her. Hannah's dad went a little overboard with fireworks and had his whole backyard taken over with spiny things and lots and lots of explosives. As the sun went down and the dancing stopped, the lights dimmed and the music started. He had the whole show synced to the "Transformers" soundtrack and it was amazing. You were literally in awe of it all and when it ended you loudly announced, "Uh oh!" Nolan was with Daddy on the side of the house because of the noise and the fact that we were being showered on by cardboard from the fireworks. And we got a special treat that night. A friend of Hannah's mom opens her home up every summer to a group of boys from Kenya. They were about 8-10 years old and they were absolutely precious. They were so cute running around with all the kids, laughing, and enjoying the "American Life". I found out that they all go back to Kenya after being here for so long. It broke my heart. I felt selfish, spoiled, thankful, scared, humbled, and happy all at the same time. At the end of the night, the four boys walked over to The Ryan's (Hannah's parents) and sang the most beautiful song about thank you for your hospitality, thank you for your kindness and so on. I had a lump the size of Texas in my throat. Makes you think, how lucky are we?
The set up at The Ryan's. There were fireworks attached to those spiny wooden pieces...crazy.
You, my dear, got a hold of a rice krispy treat that had color chips in them.
And you asked to hold your baby brudder, Rolan right there.
Claiming the perfect fireworks watching spot.
THERE!
Sweet, sweet boys.
July 4, 2010
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