Busy Weekend!

The girls had a blast on the 4th of July. We met up with friends for a picnic (Kyra had LOTS of fun "helping" me cut up fruit for the picnic) before the fireworks and Kyra played and chased bubbles with their kids until it got dark. Both girls watched the fireworks and like them. Kyra got just a little tense to start with but then relaxed in Dad's lap. I think she got more upset when we put two earplugs in and she couldn't hear us than she actually did about the fireworks! (We had to take one out before they started.) Paige liked them and actually kept her earplug in but she did get hungry and needed a snack in the middle of the show. We got home just before midnight and both girls were tired. Kyra slept until quarter to ten!










Yesterday afternoon we were invited to a 3rd birthday party for a friend's daughter and Kyra had a wonderful time! This is the first kid's birthday party she's been to (with the possible exception of her own where she wanted to sit on one of our laps most of the time) where she's been old enough to participate some. She loved playing in the little kid wonderland of plastic Little Tykes outdoor toys in their backyard and THOUGHT she wanted to play in the pool until she realized the water was a little chilly. She never did get in the water, even though the other three girls were already in.









When we got home, we got out the Color Wonder finger paints before bed and she did some painting for the first time. I think we need to get her some regular finger paints to use outside so she "gets" it a little better but she did pretty good with a little help!