G's First 4th

Our 4th of July this year was really not all that exciting. I feel like a holiday filled with fireworks and drinking isn't really geared toward a two month old. Still, since I want to chronicle every one of Grayson's firsts, I thought I'd recap it, just for fun.

I started the day out by realizing that I never invested in one of those cute "This is my first 4th of July" outfits for the poor little guy. So Nana and I went out to Target in search of something. And wouldn't you know, it was all clearanced out and all that remained were frilly little onesies that were clearly for girls. So for his first 4th he got a plain red onesie...I feel like that's a little more his style anyway ;)

Then we came home and we all got ready and decided to head out to the 4th of July celebration that they have downtown in the Square in our town. We hadn't been before and thought it was probably the most family friendly thing going on. So we packed Grayson up and headed down there. And it was crowded. We had to park out in a little field and strolling him outta there was not easy. We finally got to the square, and we were right. It was very family friendly. Pretty much everything was geared for little kids. They had rides and food and a stage with people performing...granted, a two month old doesn't have much appreciation for any of that, but I can see him really having fun there in a couple of years.

The downside is that it was HOT. So freaking hot. Grayson is one hot natured little baby, and after he woke up he was not pleased with us. His face was priceless. He has never glared at us like that in his life. Needless to say we didn't last long. We made a little loop through, got me some Dip'n Dots, and headed out. Then we went out for a yummy little Mexican dinner, came home and watched TV. Not the most exciting 4th, but it was a good one.

Our Uneventful 4th of July

Somehow the 4th of July being on a Wednesday really threw me off. I couldn't really get into things. I ended up sleeping way later than what I planned, and then I just couldn't really wake up all day.

We went to the gym for the first time in forever, so that felt really good. When we got home we went on a nice little walk with Addie. Everything is so gorgeous outside right now. It's at that perfect time of year before everything starts dying and the grass turns all brown from the horrible heat.

Then we went and ate at Cheesecake Factory and undid any good that we could have possibly done at the gym or on our walk. After consuming approximately 2000 calories, we went to the movies and saw Ted. Arsen really liked it, and there were definitely some funny parts, but some of it was a little too much for me. Seeing that sweet little teddy bear in some of those situations was a bit disturbing. It was one of those kind of stupid-funny movies that you have to really be in the mood for. But I did get a few good laughs out of it, so no complaints.

The good news is the random day off should make the rest of this week go super quickly! Only two days until the weekend, thank goodness. Our friends Katie and Q are visiting again with their pup Oliver, so I'm pretty excited about that. Love having something to look forward to on the weekends...makes the work much more enjoyable :) Have a great rest of the week!

Happy 4th!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous day with friends and family! Stay safe while you're out celebrating your freedom, and be sure to take a few minutes to remember what this day is all about. I feel incredibly blessed to live in this great country, and although we are certainly not without our problems, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else! Happy 4th of July friends!!!

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