First 4th!

On Sunday, we celebrated Eli's first 4th of July. We started the day with a great service at church and then rushed home to prepare for the arrival of Mark's parents. Eli was able to stay up to greet them but quickly went down for his afternoon nap. Our little guy slept for 3 hours! Playing in the church nursery (and lack of a morning nap) almost always guarantees a nice long afternoon nap! While he slept, we grilled and ate a late lunch/early dinner. Then, Eli woke up to eat and spent the rest of the evening playing with his Gram and Grandpa. We headed out to Raleigh to catch some fireworks before Mark's parents had to head back home to Virginia. Eli loved watching all of the kids playing with sparklers and enjoyed the fireworks for the most part. We weren't very close, so I think he got a little bored at times during the actual show. It was 10:30 by the time we got home and our little guy was OUT!









Blast from the past...



This was technically Eli's 1st Fourth of July...he just didn't know it!

Oh, and I've decided that for next year's 4th, I might get wild and crazy and wear something different then blue and white stripes...maybe a little red!