We celebrated the United States' 235th birthday in style this weekend in Western MD. Our weekend was complete with some time hanging out with my parents, some time at our family campground with extended family, and a small town carnival and fireworks display on Sunday night. It was so nice to have an extra day with my family this weekend. We usually arrive Saturday and leave Sunday morning, but this weekend we didn't come home until Monday morning, giving us and extra 24 hours of Nana and Pappy's house! Saturday afternoon we just hung out, and let the kids play in the yard and in their sandbox. My Mom made a delicious homemade roast beef, mashed potatoes, and carrots dinner and we enjoyed some wine together after the kiddies were snoozing, watching some bizarre show which I of course loved. Sunday began with some more hanging out, a quick trip to Sears to get my parents a new washer, and then a wonderful afternoon at our family campground. Our family owns a campground in Garrett County, MD and since my cousins and I were babies we would always camp out and spend time there during the 4th of July. Of course with 2 little ones, we did not camp out, but we had a great time eating together, visiting with all of my cousins, aunts and uncles and teaching Alex about campfires and outhouses. Yes--that's right, now that he is potty trained, he got to use an outhouse for the very first time and he did just fine :) My Dad also enjoyed showing him how to throw logs and sticks onto the fire to keep it built up. Amaya loved just wandering around and exploring the many rocks all over the ground. That night, we went to what used to be Westmar High School (my alma mater!) but is now Westmar Middle, and spent a few hours allowing Alex to ride the rides at our little town's mini-carnival. Around 10 PM, we sat on our blanket and watched a spectacular fireworks show. It felt like the fireworks were right above us and the kids sat perfectly still, mesmerized by the sounds and bright, bursting colors. It was their first real fireworks show since we usually settle for watching Bowley's Quarters Marina's fireworks out of our window. We headed home Monday and surprisingly hit no traffic. What a fun holiday weekend though! Alex is still talking about the fireworks he saw and telling anyone who will listen about how amazing they were :) I really hope everyone had a great 4th of July!
Pappy playing in the sandbox with Amaya
Amaya sitting by the campfire 
Pappy teaching Alex how to throw sticks in the fire
Nana leading Amaya around at the carnival
Alex isn't sure what to do first!
Going down the bouncy house slide--his favorite thing!
Playing tball--he was actually quite good at this and surprised everyone!
Bouncin' around!
Amaya patiently waiting for the fireworks to start
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