Happy Birthday to America and Happy Birthday to Hannah!

We had such a busy and fun weekend last weekend. The 4th of July or "Happy Birthday to America day" as it is known in our house was spent swimming, relaxing and people-watching at the lake on Grandma and Paw Paw's new boat. We stayed out on the lake to watch the fireworks show and everyone agreed that the lake was the best place to watch fireworks. Looking around the lake, we could see 6 or 7 different shows going on in different cities around the lake. Very cool!

Then, on Sunday, it was time to celebrate Hannah's birthday. She had a great time at her Dora-the-Explorer themed party right up until she fell down on the way to open her presents and busted her lip. Poor girl, its not always easy being 2!

On Wednesday morning, bright and early, I lugged the 3 kids to the pediatrician for Hannah's check-up and a shot for Ethan. Mercifully, neither cried too much or for too long. Hannah measured in the 99th percentile for her height (37 inches) and in the 60th for her weight (27 pounds). Out of curiousity, I asked the nurse to weigh Ethan while we were there and was shocked to learn that he now weighs 9 lbs and 5 oz. No wonder my arms are sore at the end of the day!

We are rounding out our week with the conclusion of Round #1 of Avery's swimming lessons. Parents are allowed to watch them demonstrate their newly-learned skills on the last day. I was very proud of Avery, she had worked very hard and made a lot of progress. Round #2 starts Monday...