July 4th, 2012

We had a great July 4th this year. It was strange having it in the middle of the week but it worked great for us because Josh got home from his trip Tuesday afternoon and then was home all day Wednesday. Wednesday morning we went to downtown Apex to walk around and let Wade play. Downtown Apex always has great things for the kids especially on the Holiday's. They closed the street and had all types of bouncy houses and slides. Wade's favorite part was the big sling shot that shot water balloons at people. He loved playing that with Josh. I got some picture of that but they are on Josh's phone so I will have to upload them soon!!

We didn't stay too long because it was already so hot. We went out to eat lunch then came home for naps before going to a cookout. We went over to our friends house for a cookout and had a great time. Wade was so well behaved and we were so proud of him. It helped that we told him he could stay up late and watch fireworks if he was good. Sometimes a little bribe works wonders!! We watched fire works at my friends parents house. They live near the golf course so we walked down to the golf course to watch them. It was great for small kids because it was far enough away that it wasn't loud but they could still see them. They both loved them. Jenna's mom held WK and she did great and even fell asleep on her shoulder. The kids were so tired from staying up late but we all had a great time. It was so nice having Josh home all day on a week day.