The Red, White, and Blue.

Another holiday celebrated in a new place. We were just discussing how it will be fun to settle somewhere so we can have some consistent traditions for the summer holidays. However, it has been kind of exciting trying something new each year. I just can't get over the uber lame firework show of 2010 in Merced. But this year was much better and it was definitely fun to celebrate as a family of three. 

Charlie and I started the day early while Max got to sleep in a bit. Charlie has been perfecting hs Army crawl so this is what he practiced all morning. He thought it would be a great idea to crawl under the exersaucer. It turns out that he had a great time and played there for awhile, even rested his little head a bit. It's crazy that just a couple days ago he couldn't get around at all and now he goes wherever he wants. 

Max went to work in the morning to see if he could catch more people home in need of pest control. People turned out to not be very receptive so he came home around noon!!

When Max got home we all took a little nap. Then woke up and exercised. Yes, Max will do post natal Boot camp home work outs with his wife. He's a good man. After showering we went out to eat at Red Robin. We needed some good American food but weren't willing to cook it. It was delicious and Charlie enjoyed playing with his french fry and napkin the whole time. 

We came home with just enough time to get ready for the fireworks show and for Charlie to scoot around some more. 

This kid has been learning so much so fast. I can't keep up with him. 

 We found a good fireworks show at a park not too far from home. We parked a couple blocks away hoping to avoid crowds when leaving the park. Charlie fell asleep on the drive seeing as it was two hours passed his bed time. He woke up just as we got to the park and the fire work show was about to begin. 

Charlie seemed to enjoy the fireworks mostly, there were a couple long loud ones that made him fuss a bit but he got used to them pretty quick. 

Love these wonderful boys!

Love this face

I love my little family!

I guess that's it.

And just for fun. here is a tradition we started last year. We watch this clip. Enjoy. 

My favorite is how they portray "the pursuit of happiness"