Our family had a nice Fourth of July weekend. Saturday was a normal day of chores and such, though we did watch a couple of movies – the girls watched the Lion King 1½, and Julie and I watched Miracle, which was a good movie about the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team. (I’m afraid I was too young to remember anything about the actual game, though the 1984 Summer Olympics certainly put a soft spot in my heart for the Games.)

On Sunday we attended church, had a nice walk/ride/skate with the kids, and watched fireworks on TV that night – the whole family watched A Capitol Fourth, and Julie and I watched the Boston Pops. So, a relatively quiet Independence Day for us, except for the war zone outside our house – fireworks are still legal here in Mount Vernon, so it was a long, loud night. Running fans in the girls’ rooms provided enough white noise to keep them asleep all night, thankfully.

Today was a big day – Sarah finally got to eat “real food” again after her surgery. She’s back to her old self in that regard, often eating more than I do! The girls also started their summer activities today, with their first gymnastics lesson this morning and their first swimming lesson this afternoon. Sarah also practiced piano – she practices every day between lessons. We all went to the park for a late lunch and had a great day.

If you’d like a more visual take on our weekend, be sure to check out our photos, organized and captioned by Julie. Hope you all had a great Fourth of July weekend yourselves. Happy 228th Birthday, America!