the 4th

On the 4th of July this year we joined friends for some hot dogs and hamburgers, and a way noisy little dance party

Mikey was totally out numbered! But he didn't mind. I said something to him about him being the only boy and he said, "no. What about Beff?" Beth is Rhiannon's friends little sister, the same age as Mikey. Mikey knows she is a girl, but she is a tough one. She tries with all her might to lift Mikey off the ground, he is a bit heavier than her, but she is sure she can do it. She also runs faster than any 3 year old that I've seen. And she is not afraid to pin Mikey if he starts it, all smiles and giggling. That's Mikey doing the giggling. Michael loves to play with these girls as much as Rhiannon does.
Then we checked out the fire works in our new city. It was less crowded, and the sky was not blocked by trees like the Escondido fire works, so that was nice. In Escondido though there is the Marine band leading up to it, and patriotic music blaring during the fire works so the bangs and booms are not so startling. That part I liked better in Escondido. The company made up for it though. We hiked it to the park in the wagon, and the kids got to run around with out stepping on people, lots of free room. The kids had fun.

Happy Birthday USA! Glad I was lucky enough to be born here