Independence Day

Kia and I bought the musical 1776 on DVD last night and while he snored I (& our neighbor Cathy) enjoyed a refresher of what our "Founding Fathers" did to gain our independence from the British. The last time I watched this movie was in 8th grade as part of Mr. Monahan's Civics class. Needless to say, it made even more sense for me now that I am 20 years older and wiser :-)

This morning we visited Grandma and Grandpa Wu where Peyton took a dip in a chilly pool and Taylor tried to pedal a tricycle:

After nap time, we went to a BBQ where Uncle Charlie served up his infamous slow cooked baby back ribs. Not only did Auntie Al pose with me and a watermelon, she also learned how to throw a spiral :-)

The girls enjoyed playing while Daddy relaxed and sipped on a holiday beverage:

Miss Moshi and Taylor bonded extremely well, as always!

When I brought out Peyton's red white & blue cake, the babies intercepted most of it! YUMMY:



We watched the fireworks spectacular from Sheridan's parking lot (along with hundreds of others) while enjoyed the perfect weather. Due to the long, slow-moving line at the custard stand, I took the boys and Peyton to Schnucks where we bought a box of 10 dreamsicle bars for $2.50. Cheaper, quicker, and less fat content :-) Taylor sure enjoyed hers:

Goose resembled Uncle Sam with his goatee made of vanilla custard:

The silly cousins posed for a quick pic:

Daddy & Taylor watched most of the fireworks together: