This 4th of July was really great. Ryan got up early with Branson, and I attempted to sleep in. Even though I didn't really go back to sleep after he got up, it was nice not to have to rush around with the morning routine. It can be hectic, I mean get up, change Branson, give him his milk, cuddle on the couch for a few minutes (the BEST part of the morning), put the dogs out, feed the dogs, hush Branson from screaming since I'm not sitting with him anymore, fix Branson's breakfast. And then the day starts: the vacuuming, laundry, dusting, scrubbing, playing with Branson (the next best part of the morning) until it's time to do it all over again at lunch time. Whew! Anyways. So I laid in bed for an hour and a half listening to my 2 boys laugh and play together, then I got up and joined the festivities. Ryan has a much more lax way of doing the morning routine. There isn't really a time frame, and yet everything (well, the important stuff at least) gets done. So I woke up to blueberry pancakes! This was the first breakfast Ryan had ever made for me, so it was a good thing to have. We all sat at the table and enjoyed it. The day continued on, Ryan's parents came over to visit for a while. Then Branson went down for a nap and Ryan and I finished building his train set. Have I mentioned this? Holy cow, what a chore. This thing took 3 days to fully get built. Then of course, right when we Branson woke up we let him play with it. MISTAKE #1. We had to tear him away 20 minutes later to go to my moms for a BBQ. Let me just tell you there was a catastrophic melt down at the Peel house. Thank god we got to Momo's and he saw his cars and the pool, and the train was forgotten about for the time being. We enjoyed watching Branson and his friend Mary play in the yard and make a mess of their all-American food. (Side note, Branson put the food down! 1 and a half hot dogs, a whole bun, a whole head of corn, a few bites of watermelon and potato salad, a raspberry desert and a strawberry ice cream cone. WHAT????) Ryan made the most amazing grilled corn on the cob, and his famous burgers. My nana and mom who are the best cooks I know, made the potato salad, macaroni salad, and dessert. And I just sad there and watched the kids play. Our little family was home and in bed by 9 pm, and quite happy to miss the fireworks this year.
