For the 4th of July we stayed in town and went downtown (which is approximately 2 minutes from my house) to watch the fireworks over Heritage Park. They close down a portion of the street that runs along the park and we were able to just walk over and plop chairs down on the sidewalk. It was great! Jaden enjoyed it, even though he was a little freaked out by the big booms and pops.
We celebrated Jaden's 3rd birthday on the 13th. Because his birthday fell on a Tuesday this year, we just did a small thing at home on his birthday (a few small gifts, hot dogs, and cupcakes.) Then on the weekend we celebrated with the Kosutics. He got his first real bike, which made him a VERY happy boy! Everything went really well -- except the birthday cake that cracked while we were in the car on the way to his "party."
The weekend before his birthday we drove to Gulfport, MS to check out the beach and do some shopping. I was actually shocked at how nice the beach looked in spite of all the oil floating around in the gulf. I fully expected to see tar balls all over the beach, but we didn't see any of that! It was a relief.
We just finished band camp and the kids go back to school on Monday. Fortunately we were able to get the first 2 songs on the field before the end of camp, even though we had a few reminants of TS Bonnie messing up part of the first week a little. Now I just need to finish teaching the girls the flags work and clean it up before we start on the final 2 songs. Our show will be great this year and I will share the finished product when I have it.
I hope you all enjoy what's left of summer! We will be relaxing and gearing up for MARCHING/football season around here! GEAUX SAINTS -- and NHS Panthers....
