4th of July

The 4th of July was very laid back.  We grilled hot dogs and did 4th of July trivia over supper. Jello flags followed for dessert.  Actually Randy did most of the work, I just had the idea.  Randy happened to read that there was a new hotdog eating contest winner, so we had our own contest to guess (not eat) how many hotdogs were eaten.  Alex guessed 55, Max 47, Sophia 118, Henry 102, Timmy 2.  The number was 69!     After dinner the kids (minus Timmy and Luke) went to the neighbors to do sparklers, snaps, bottle rockets and the like.  Alex got to light a few things and Max was the designated fire fighter, he held the hose and sprayed dropped sparklers and such.  I went over for a bit and between the kids and a few other neighbors the neighborhood was just a haze of smoke.  It was a lot of fun for everyone!