Independence Day

In the morning we went to the ward breakfast

Then we did a little shopping (looking for a new computer desk for Matt...no luck), and stopped at Dairy Queen for lunch (Erin wanted a hot dog, I wanted ice cream, it was the perfect solution).

We then went to go see Kung Fu Panda 2 (which we all loved), and then crashed at home for a while.  After dinner we did a small fireworks display for the kids.

They threw the poppers.  Erin did really well, Patrick couldn't quite throw them hard enough.  (We couldn't get our sparklers to light.  I was so disappointed!)

And then we started with the small ones.  Erin LOVED even the teenies, so it made the bigger ones more fun.  It felt less lame with 2 little kids.

And our poor friendship pagoda caught fire and burnt to the pavement....lol  It was the highlight of Erin's evening.  She's still talking about it today.

After the kids went to bed, Matt and I went down the street to the block party and watched the illegal ones...lol  It was a fun night.