The Fourth

We celebrated the Fourth of July at the gardens. The kids made fun crafts, ate apple pie filling, and got their  faces painted. I got eaten alive by mosquitos. Jackson asked for a dragon on his cheek, but sadly the lady was only proficient in snakes....ah well!

Since fireworks are banned in our neck of the woods we opted to watch the Macy's NYC fireworks on TV. It was actually pretty good, but no substitute for seeing them in person. I heard that the valley was aglow all night thanks to the big daddy fireworks that are now legal. Maybe for the 24th we'll sit on the hill and watch it all!!

We also celebrated 10 years of remission for Matt! Woo Hoo!! I was contemplating throwing a huge bash to honor the occasion, but I didn't want to jinx anything. I'm superstitious like that. However, we are planning on attending Light the Night this year to celebrate.