Fourth of July

It's a couple months late but here is what the kids did the evening of July 4th. After going out for ice cream we came home just in time for a summer rain shower. Because it was not lightning or thundering Jason and I told the kids (the 3 younger) to go outside and play in the rain. They looked at us as if to say "Are you serious?" but we insisted and within a minute they were having a great time! Here are a few pictures and a video of their time in the rain.

Below is a video of the kids playing in the rain. David has a wardrobe malfunction at one point (it's PG rated) but it has to do with the fact that he is so thin and apparently I didn't pin his shorts in quite enough!






The rain did slow down a bit and it was just sprinkling by the time nightfall came. We did sparklers outside and then let the kids throw pop-its at the ground.

Sparklers while in their pj's!

Throwing pop-its

Emily was present during this all, but decided not to participate except to watch from the safety and dryness of the porch.

Just as a PS, here are a couple pictures of my garden in late June/early July. I find that this is when a lot of my flowers are in bloom and my garden is looking it's best.