July 4th

Well I'm already tardy with my post! For fourth of July we went to a lakehouse owned by my sister-in-law's mom. The Mapps (both sets) and the Eyes got together for a relaxing weekend. It was a lot of fun. The kids really enjoyed the lake. It was a change of scenery for all of us and the water felt wonderful. We managed to avoid sunburn (except for my shoulders) and no one drowned, so we called it a successful outing! :) Nathan and my brother and dad spent the weekend fishing. They caught quite a few catfish (thrown back for next time); Hannah even got a chance and landed the biggest catfish of them all! She had never fished before, so it was really exciting for her!

Micah was really strong in the water this time. His new floatie is great...it gives him more range of motion, so he is trying all kinds of new things. We were laughing at him, though, for wearing his goggles on his head- he never once put them over his eyes and threw a fit when I tried to show him how they work! LOL He is too funny! My sisters challenged me to swim races which proved how out of shape I am! I did beat Stacie! Sara out stroked me...but if her arms weren't longer than mine I would have won! :)

We shot off a few fireworks Saturday night, which everyone but Micah enjoyed. He insisted on being put to bed before the fireworks and borrowed Stacie's iPod to drown out the noise. We think that loud noises are associated in his mind with the seizures he used to have. They were sometimes triggered by startling him with touch or sound. I guess he will have to grow out of it. He is terrified of loud noises for now, though. We got up Sunday and leisurely packed up and headed back into the city....withering from the heat. This summer has been ridiculous! Even I am hot! If you know me, you know that is a rare state of being for me! My sweater or jacket is always handy.

All in all in was a fun weekend and was a relaxing way to spend the holiday. My sunburned shoulders have faded into a nice little tan and the kids are getting brown as little beans between Mom and Dad's pool, the lake, and the neighborhood pool. Maybe one day I'll be a brown as them!