4th of July 2010

We had such a fun 4th of July this year!  Ella was really pumped to see all the fireworks (even though she went chicken when we started doing them).  We went to church, met Mimi and Pappy for roasted chicken tacos, attempted a nap (Ella skipped out completely!!), and then headed next door for a party!  I ended up taking E home to bed shortly after the boys started the firework show because she was exhausted.  However, she slept through all of the popping that continued late into the night.  I can't believe how fast this summer is going!

Ella and her first-ever sparkler .... I was SO nervous!

She loved it!!

Mama got a brand new roof!!

After the baseball size hail we had 9 weeks or so ago, we were FINALLY able to get a new roof.  Getting a bid was almost impossible, but my neighbor across the street had a company come out and they were fast and professional.  The only downside was they did metal roofing, which I love but doubted we could afford.  But being the eternal optimist (insert heavy sarcasm), I called to see about getting a bid.  They came out within 48 hrs and gave us an AMAZING bid.  It was so good we woulda been fools to pass on it.  Long story short, I am indebted to the hail storm because I actually kinda like my brick now thanks to the new roof :)  And to hear rain on a metal roof .... so soothing!!

Before

After

Witte Museum

I took Ella to see the dinosaur exhibit at the Witte.  Before we went though we stopped at IHOP across the street for some yummy french toast (Tess' fav!!).  Unfortunately we sat at a window facing the museum and the HUGE T-Rex they have out front.  So while I devoured my breakfast I was constantly reminded that we were here to see the dinosuars.  She is really digging dinosaurs right now so it was a perfect fit.  She was a little scared of the first one when it started to roar and move around, but was okay once we explained that it was just a robot kinda like her remote control car.  She loved trying to figure out which ones were mommy dinosaurs (the big, scary ones coincidentally!!) and which were baby dinosaurs (the small, tame-looking ones).  She is at such a fun age! 

Digging for bones!!