24th of July and Eye Wear

We celebrated the 24th of July at my sister, Hollie's house. The kids had a ton of fun lighting and watching the fireworks. Now Porter wants to do it every night and doesn't understand why we can't.

When Porter gets really excited he clasps his hands together and shakes, as shown here:

These are Zac's cool new hat and sun glasses. He was starting to notice that brother had a hat and glasses but he didn't. We found them on clearance and now we're all happy.

These are Porter's new goggles he earned. The first day he got them he wouldn't take them off. He couldn't quite get the hang of breathing through his mouth...

And this is Zac laughing at Porter in his new goggles.

Here's a video of some of our firework fun:

Slip N Slide

Porter really wanted a pool this summer so we had him do extra things so he could earn "monies" to buy one. The cashier at Walmart thought he was so cute when he pulled the pennies from his pocket and put them on the couter to pay, she had other cashiers come over and look. So now we have the pool and decided it would be fun to put the slide in it. He has been having so much fun!


Porter's friend Megan has shown him how to hold his breath under water and he's currently earning more "monies" so he can get a pair of goggles like hers.

Not only is it fun to swim in, it doubles as a bug catcher. They like seeing all the different bugs and decide which ones are worth saving and which ones are better left to their fate.

Zac doesn't care to swim but he loves watching from the side lines, munching on Circus Peanuts.

Here's some footage of the fun he has.