Happy Fourth of July

The day started out great with a cool breeze and light showers.  Everyone immediately went outside to ride bikes and to just enjoy.  It seems like we haven’t played outside in months, except to swim. 

Katelyn played all day with a new friend , our new backdoor neighbor.  There is a ladder between our two yards so the girls can climb over anytime they want.

The kids made festive fruit (strawberry, blueberry, and banana) kabobs for dinner.

We ate the best caramel popcorn ever while playing go fish and watching firework on TV from Time Square (Katie Perry and Taylor Swift were a big hit).  

And to finish the night off we joined in on the neighborhood fireworks!

And where is Katelyn you might wonder, watching Taylor Swift

Trauma in our house

Last night Emma was getting herself a drink of water before bedtime when this struck.

She let out an awful scream and we hurried  to find the culprit… a scorpion!  It stung her on the top of her foot by her little toe.  I beat it with Kaleb’s church shoe and threw the shoe on the back patio for Kirk to scrape off when he got home from work.   We were all traumazied and I had to give each child a piggy back to their rooms because they were not about to get off the desk where they were taking cover.   Emma was a champ and has fully recovered.   Many prayers were said and a miracle occurred… it  only hurt and tingled for a couple of hours, and she had no other side effects.  Thank you!!!

This was our first encounter with scorpions since moving last month.  I hope it is our last.