Independence Day 2016

This year's Independence Day celebration was much more subdued than in years past. Since everyone already had plans for the 4th (and the 4th is on a Monday), we had our party on the 2nd. It rained all day, so we moved the deck into the garage and cooked out there. 

The boys were bored enough that they actually played the old 80s arcade games. 

Our friends recently adopted an energetic 4 year old from Uganda. (They actually went there for a month for the adoption process.) Everything in the states is a new experience for him. It's fun seeing him try completely new things, like pounding away on the drums.

Lunch in the City

I had Friday off, so we all went downtown for lunch. We made the mistake of going at noon - everywhere was packed. We ended up eating at Brewskies on their outdoor patio. On the way back to the car, we checked out some new apartments that are going up as well as some old buildings being rehabbed. This one is from 1895.

Payday

CP has been saving his money from his job at Val's. All those late nights of making pasta, pizza, and wings finally paid off. He was able to buy his own PS4 and a game! He drove us to Game Stop in my car and I was so proud to watch him make the purchase with his own debit card.