Matthew's first 4th of July

We had a very busy weekend. No pictures (forgot the camera), but it was a good time had around town.

* Friday we skipped our annual trek to the Arlington Independence Day Parade. We really enjoy it, but were afraid it'd be too hot for Matthew to tolerate. Emo and Papa went, and they said it was great fun, as always. Friday morning, Jordan decided we needed to have a "Happy Birthday America" party. So, Jo-jo and he went to the party store, loaded up on red, white and blue decorations and we had ourselves a party. Hot dogs, watermelon, birthday cake, and that very American side dish: queso. Friday night, we went down to Mansfield for their 4th of July fireworks.

* Saturday morning, Matthew and Jordan went to Emo and Papa's while Dondi and I went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. If you haven't seen it, it's worth seeing in the movie theaters, but it's really not all that great of a movie. Saturday night, Jordan wanted to see more fireworks, so we went to the display at the Arlington Highlands. We found a secret spot to watch from (perfect access, could see everything and no traffic, unlike in Mansfield). Unfortunately, the wind picked up and they had to cancel the show midway through. It was a lot of fun, though.

* Sunday was pretty uneventful as we attempted to get laundry done and ready to go back to work.

This upcoming weekend, Kim and Dusty come up from San Antonio and we're going to hang out with some of our old Fielder friends. Should be a lot of fun.