Happy 4th of July!

Today is 4th of July! We are trying to get a little piece of all of the fun 4th of July events we can find. We went to the Brandi Fenton Splash Pad and finally got Hayden to play instead of standing outside the fence pleading with him to just touch the water, only to have him run away scraming. He really enjoyed holding his head under one of the fountains and then ran for a half an hour in the grass with his friend that he hadn't seen in a while. It was a great time and felt like a 4th of July thing to do.

Next up, we are going to give him a BIG nap because this afternoon we are going to make 4th of July brownies and tonight we are going to the Tucson Toros Baseball game! I really am bringing my camera this time, so we will post pictures of all the fun. I know it will be hot and most likely rainy outside, and I'm sure Hayden will fall asleep on one of our laps before the game is over, but we really want to show him the fireworks afterwards. He is very excited and is convinced that "firemen make the fireworks and shoot them in the air".

We also have one fountain firework that our friend brought from New Mexico. I am so excited because I played with fireworks when I was little and I really want Hayden to at least get to see one go off. I think we will let Daddy shoot it off out back and Hayden can watch through the living room window. It seems like a very tame one that just makes smoke and a little popping sound, but those things are always exciting for small children! I'll have the camera ready for all the action. Happy 4th everyone!