Fireworks Galore

In Washington State, they sell the good fireworks. Forget the ones you set on the ground, light and watch sparks fly out. Ours get shot into the air in these little cannon tubes. They explode in the sky the way real fireworks should. Needless to say, ever since they went on sale on the 28th there have been lots of firework shows in the neighborhood! Hubby's getting ours today for tomorrow night.

I took the kids to the zoo. They each had to pick an animal to write a report on this week. Can't have their brains stop working this summer! The oldest picked an Amur leopard, middle picked a bald eagle and youngest a black bear. They each took pictures of their animal and now must research them.

We also stopped by the Children's Museum to see the Arthur (PBS cartoon) exhibit. The kids really enjoyed this so we will go back to this again.

I thought I'd put a couple of scenes from 1776 to get us all in the mood for the fourth. I really liked this musical!

The Vote:


The Writing of the Declaration of Independence:


Do you have plans for the 4th of July? We'll be celebrating with my family at my sister's place. A day of playing in the creek, eating and fun.