I don't remember really celebrating the 4th of July much growing up or in my 20's. But now that we have a kid, I'm discovering there's all sorts of family fun on the 4th. Parades, fireworks, picnics, etc. Our neighborhood had a small parade and picnic, which we totally missed because we're so new to the neighborhood. Apparently this picnic is a big deal because I drove by and saw saw rows of BBQ grills and smokers, tents, everyone dressed up in red, white & blue and kids with face paint. I don't remember seeing stuff like this in the Philly suburbs, and certainly not in NY.
Instead of our neighborhood shindig, we headed over to a party one of hubs' co-workers was throwing. This family has a beautiful spread in the countryside, complete with tractor and two fat dogs. Every year they have a huge 4th of July celebration with their own fireworks (firefighters and fire truck show up) and BBQ feast. They also have 7 kids, the oldest in high school, the youngest at 2 years old! This year they were expecting 200 guests.
We got there on the early side, so we got to see the family interacting. Basically, everyone was running every which way all over the property. It was a complete zoo (even before the 100+ guests arrived), but what was great to see however, was all the siblings watching out for the youngest brother. Mom was able to get ready for the party without wondering where the toddler had toddled off to.
I don't think SK and I can handle 7 kids, but watching this family made me realize how great it would be for ESK to have siblings. We're going to start on that project right away!
Just kidding. Ha ha ha! Eventually though, yes, we'll get started on that project sometime...
4 comments:
wow, 200 guests?!!! 7 kids?!!! ;) i do think a big family is great, but i must admit that if it weren't for N's sake, i'd be done. so, i'm trying to not make "the project" a project. for a while at least. :)
sounds like fun! 7 kids running around! a little crazy, though.
yes, the 4th is great for family activities where we live, too.
bbq.. sounds delicious!! it would have been so much fun to be in the country like that! sometimes i want to disappear to montana or something. :D i bet esk was lovin' all the kids running around..
That sounded like a fun day. 7 kids, wow! Amazing. It is fun watching all my kids interacting with each other. Can't wait to see your project take off. ;)
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