Fabulous Fourth

 

 We had a great Fourth of July weekend. There were 2 incidents that could have put a major damper on things, but luckily they were both diverted. On the 3rd, we watched fireworks in Mansfield again this year. Before heading to the fireworks, we ate hamburgers at Amy's house. We had 4 families there. The kids had so much fun together. After eating, we walked over to the ballpark. There were all sorts of inflatables and even a snow hill. When the lights went off for the fireworks, that's when things took a turn for the worse. Regina & I were passing out glow sticks, Lane went to buy cotton candy, and Davis decided that would be a good time to disappear. Yep, in a crowd of about 10 thousand people, in the dark, in less than a minute. We immediately start looking for him. I head towards one of the bounce houses he was talking about earlier, but it had already been deflated & I didn't see him there. After searching for about 5 minutes & worrying that the fireworks were about to start, I found a policeman. Up to this point I felt like I was pretty calm. But when you have to give your missing child's description to a police officer, a whole new wave of emotion sets in. Luckily he immediately escorted me to another group of officers who were with Davis. That was a close one. I was a little surprised that Davis was not crying. For as much of a mama's boy as he is, I thought for sure he would be hysterical. But he seemed unfazed by the whole ordeal. I on the other hand was quite shaken up by it all. We headed back to our seats and were able to enjoy the rest of our evening drama free.

Our group of kiddos

My crew

 Making the trek to the ballpark .

 Arden & Elliot



You can see how Excited Elliot is in this picture.

 

 



 





On the fourth, we headed to Tool, TX. Lane's aunt lives there and invited all the family over. Things started off a little scary. Lane's uncle was heating up the grill and the propane tank caught on fire. Like a BIG fire. We're all sitting on the back porch by the grill when this happens. Lane yells, "Everybody run, it's going to blow!" So we're all taking off to the edge of the yard. I have Perry. Luckily Davis & Elliot were taking a walk with Alan, so I didn't have to worry about grabbing them. We jumped over the fence to get further away and waited for the worst. I felt like we were in a movie. You know, the ones where the people are running from the burning building & then it blows, sending them flying. And that's really what should have happened. No joke. But God was watching over us that day and nothing happened. Lane's uncle stayed with the propane tank & grabbed a nearby hose to put out the fire. Not the smartest move on his part, but at the same time if he hadn't, the whole house would have blown up for sure. In fact, for as big as the flames were and as long as it was burning before water got to it, I'm really surprised that it didn't explode. We were lucky! Other than that snafu, things went smoothly. We just hung out the rest of the day.



 Davis, Asher, Elliot, Perry

Asher is really into snorkeling these days. He looks so cute in his gear!

 Sparklers!