We came. We saw. We ate hot dogs.

It’s strange to think about how this was E just a year ago. He’s such an active part of our lives now but I can’t remember him doing a lot back then.

Anyway, the weekend was nice. N had the day off on Friday and so we went to the local dinosaur museum with our friends Earl and Judi and their kids. Then on Saturday we had lunch downtown with my friend Amber and in the evening we went over Earl and Judi’s house for a barbecue and to watch their city’s fireworks display. They live just up the hill from the launch site and so the view was great.

E hates loud noises and so at first he was really freaked out by the fireworks. But after a while he got used to them and enjoyed them a bit.

Part of the big finish.

Kids setting off fireworks in the street.

Swinging in the hammock was more E’s speed.

The weekend was great but I didn’t get anything done around the house (funny how that happens quite frequently around here). We fly to Seattle on Friday morning and there’s quite a list of things I need to do before we leave. It’s going to be a busy week but I’m looking forward to this trip.