HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

I love fireworks, there is something really majestic about them. Usually we go all out with fireworks when Michael is home but this year he had to work and had to work tonight so we couldn't have went down there and did our fireworks with him. So, the plan was just to hang around the house and pop a few with the boys......... I thought I was doing so good... while I was at wal-mart they had some fireworks that was in a package ( so I thought) and that was my first mistake (thinking) I thought this was a good idea so that I wouldn't have to stop at the busy firework stands... Well the boys were so excited and couldn't wait til dark, ok dark comes and we all go outside and I took one of the fireworks and lite it...... NOTHING , then I did another one.....NOTHING.... I picked one up and read the label... IT READ.... TO POP: JERK THE STRING.... oh my goodness they were just poppers with the confetti in them... now in my defense they looked just like the cone fireworks. I felt so bad and Kaiden was not happy about it, and I hate to disappoint them but it is going to happen, Koleson was just rolling with the flow. My neighbors were popping some fireworks (the real pretty kind) so the boys ran down to my grandmothers to get a better view. So there we sat in my grandmother's driveway watching the neighbors fireworks. Kaiden was still very upset with me.... but later told me he was sorry. I felt really bad but all I can say is although mama's are near perfect sometimes we slip up! My mind hasn't been right anyway, so I am sticking with that.


Oh, the Houston trip is off for next week. Michael's tool pusher said that he would go to that school on his next days off so maybe in a couple of weeks we will go and drop by Arlington on the way back for 6 flags and Hurricane Harbor and hopefully hit a Rangers game! Last year at 6 flags Kaiden rode the Titan but after he got off he said NEVER AGAIN well the other day was were talking and he changed his mind because he is going to ride them all.... I couldn't believe it. Kaiden is the type to be scared to death of something so he won't try it so you have to within reason talk him into it and twist his arm to do it and sometimes kicking and screaming, but once he does it he loves it. So, we were talking and I asked him what changed his mind and he looked at me and said "because you always to me that I need to try new things to figure out if I will like it or not" I was floored and I had tears in my eyes because he actually listened to something I had told him and I was so proud of him! I think that we are going to try and take the boys to Rowlett next week while Michael is in to their water park.... just can't beat the price and it is small so it's good for the kids . Well, it all depends on what the test results say before I start planning next weeks activities. But I know that they will be okay.

When we were in Wal-mart of course Kaiden was aggravating Koleson and I asked him why do you have to do that... he said "because I am his big brother and that is what I am supposed to do!!!!!!!!!!" Wise beyond their years! So cute....