Monkey Tails: Happy 4th of July

We really enjoyed our Fourth of July! We woke up, ordered IHOP to go and ate at home together. We then got dressed to go do a little shopping! Nothing was crazy cheap to me. I wanted a good sale! I ended up just buying Pips a top and a skirt and Lucas a few pairs of pajamas. Devin got a new phone charger and then we headed home for naps! The kids ate lunch and then went to sleep. Our company was arriving at 3 so I had a few more things to prep. Sadly, everyone in my family had to work so we didn’t even see any of them. That is a first! It was really weird to me. Kirk, Jennifer and Kierstyn came over though and we had so much fun! We grilled and had so much food. We started out with chips and dip, a veggie tray and Monks’ favorite meat and cheese tray. Devin grilled ribs, steak ka bobs and sausage and I made beans, jalapeno poppers and two desserts. One éclair one and one with angel food cake, berries and whipped cream! The kids loved it! They brought over burgers, sausage, queso and a potato casserole. Man it was awesome! We had so much left and so Devin took some to his dispatchers at work. This was his first time ever making ribs! They had the best flavor to them. It was a huge success! We had bought the kids some fireworks so we sat outside late afternoon setting them off. We had several fountains, climbing pandas, a monster truck one, these snakes, firecracker bombs, sparklers and those little poppy things. Pippa loved the sparklers but refused to hold one. She always had to sit in someone’s lap. It was close to 9 when I put Pips down and at 9:40, they got ready to leave. Jen and I had to work Friday. Monks was so sweet telling everyone goodbye and he told Kierstyn several times he loved her and thanked them for coming. He also said “Be careful going home so you don’t wreck!” Lol. Such a sweet guy. There were a few people around us doing fireworks so while I cleaned, Monks and Devin sat on the driveway watching them.