4th weekend

Mimi and Granddaddy Pete came for a visit this past weekend. We had such a fun time with them! Jackson told Granddaddy that he really wanted to do three things with him: go fishing, play Battleship, and play wii with him. All three were achieved! I recently introduced Jack to Battleship and he was fascinated by the fact that Granddaddy Pete used to be on a Destroyer Ship while in the Navy.

On Friday we went to the UNC Basketball Museum. We hadn't been in a few years and I wanted to show my dad. It is so fun to see all the interactive videos, bunches of trophies, pictures, old jerseys, giant shoes, and loads of historical fun. I wasn't sure if the kiddos would enjoy it, but they did! Afterwards we went to dinner at Firebirds, walked around Southpointe, then a quick stop for ice cream.

Saturday morning the boys went to Bond Lake where they rented a boat and went fishing. Jackson tried out his new Star Wars rod that Granddaddy bought him. The girls went shopping, of course. Mike made an amazing Ribs and skillet cornbread dinner and I topped off the 'all-American meal' with apple pie (from our backyard apples!) and vanilla ice cream.

Sunday was church, Salsa Fresh for lunch, then the matinee for Cars 2. Sad to say, Hannah was a pure mess at the movies this time! It will be a while before she goes back. ;) After dinner, Mimi and Granddaddy stayed with Hannah while Mike and I took Jackson to see the Morrisville fireworks. We met up with family and friends from church.

On Monday, the 4th, Mimi and Granddaddy Pete headed back to TN. We took the kids to the "Old Fashioned 4th of July" festival in Apex for a few hours. There were carnival games, clowns, shows, bunches of free inflatibles for them, and a bike/wagon/scooter parade. FUN - but really hot out! That night we went over to some friend's home for grilled burgers and the kids played in the sprinkler.

I think the rest of the week will be spent recovering. :)