Fun on the Forth!

While the Hubby is away the family shall play! Maybe a little too much... The Hubby went to Mexico to celebrate America's independence. No, really, it was a trip from his boss to thank him and other employees for jobs well done. The floors in the bar are being refinished so the bar is closed for the week. Al took 10 of them to Playa Del Carmen, where he has another bar. I'm pretending that Mexico is still a happy, carefree place to vacation where bad things don't happen.





Meanwhile, we partied it up on the forth! We went to the Lake Highlands neighborhood parade. Meh, not great but the kids were thrilled with the candy. After the parade the Exchange Club host a carnival in the Rec Center parking lot with free games, a bounce house, a petting zoo, etc. The kids had fun but it was HOT. I know we live in Texas and it is July, but seriously, it was HOT. I was worried about Huck but he seemed happy sleeping in the sling. I did take a break to sit in the shade with him where we both got fire ant bites... I called the pediatrician to see if I could do anything about the bites for him and Mavis the nurse said "keep him off the ground!" But she said there is nothing to do but wait it out. When I finally called it quits on the carnival we came home and rested. Then we headed over to a friends house for fireworks. First the kids played in this awesome water slide while I chatted with the grown-ups. Fireworks were fun and they didn't seem to bother Huck. By the time we got into bed it was 10:30, yikes! And of course, Duch was up at 6:30 the next morning. She is NEVER up that early! Guess that explains the nap this afternoon.



The Hubby comes home tomorrow and things will be back to normal!