Happy Indepence Day!

Best Time of Year

I just LOVE the fourth of July. It might be my favorite holiday. Sunshine, swimsuits, lemonade, fireworks, patriotism...yep, it's my favorite. I hope you all have great plans to celebrate your weekend and freedom. Here's a few links to some songs to get you in the mood:

It's America - great song, plus it's sung by Rodney Atkins, bonus!

God Bless the USA - kind of a cheesy video, but still a great song

American Soldier "Freedom don't come free" - I love that line.

Go Blue!

We spent yesterday at the Dodgers game with my niece and some family. It was perfect because although the day was warm, we were sitting in the shade, right behind home plate. My sweet niece (and kids & hubby) dyed her hair blue for the occasion. She got to enjoy her first Dodger dog and had cotton candy & a snow cone then topped the afternoon off by joining the Junior Dodgers. We're having a great time with her this summer and feel so lucky to get to spend this time with her.

Puppets

It's amazing what kids will endure as long as you dangle some puppets in their faces. Last Thursday we went to the local library to watch a puppet show put on for the kids. It was about some kind of fish and how the ocean lost it's colors...very bizarre story line to say the least. Although my almost-2-year-old fell asleep half way through, the other two watch the entire show with rapt interest. I was happy to have some down time, even if it was in a dark library, surrounded by a hundred grade-schoolers.