3rd of July

Gainesville does its firework display on July 3rd. I don't really know why, but I do appreciate it. It lets you go out of town and still see a fireworks show or see two shows if you choose.

This year, I took Evan to the fireworks show with grandma and grandpa. It was well after his bedtime before the first mortar exploded, but he was very excited to see the show and stayed up with no problems. Evan loved the show and laughed or exclaimed "wow!" after every explosion.

At this age (3), I don't know what Evan will remember when he gets older. Hopefully he will remember times like these.

Fountain time

Occasionally, after dinner, we'll take Evan and Olivia to a fountain down the street from our house.



They enjoy running around in circles and getting soaking wet in lukewarm, non-chlorinated fountain water. I enjoy it because it requires almost no effort from me. I just sit there and accept debris from the fountain that my children are calling "chips" or "ice cream" or some other food item. As you can see, Olivia enjoys all the bounty the fountain has to offer.


The only part of the fountain trips I don't like its Olivia's chronic dirty-butt syndrome.

Food with a Message

When I was a kid, every once in a while my parents would make us breakfast for dinner. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, ect. As an added bonus, my parents would make pancakes into letters. I believe the primary purpose in this was to entertain us and distract us from the fact they were eating delicious steak.

The tradition continues.