Monday, July 11, 2011

Fathers and Fireworks

So, one of our favorite summer time activities has been to head to downtown Durham where they have great concerts on the lawn.  They also have some baseball games, and for 4th of July they have lovely fireworks.

We headed downtown on Father's Day for some "Pops for Pops".  Even though it was a little hot, we had our picnic on the lawn, listened to some music, and watched the boys run (or crawl) like crazy.  It is always great to see Ian spending quality time with his boys.  He's a great father, and the boys look up to him and love every minute they get to spend with him--especially the wrestling.


(Daddy and his boys)


(They love their Daddy!)


(Enjoying the summer!)


(Lying on the grass at the same time about a year ago.)

Our family had also planned to head back downtown for fireworks over the fourth of July.  However, the night before, we set off some little fireworks on our driveway.  Evan was scared by the loud pops, and Ben was petrified by just the flashy lights alone.  Needless to say, we would not be seeing the fireworks by the ballpark.  However, we still had a great fourth.  Evan even gathered up enough courage to hold the sparklers by the end of the 4th.  Ben was safely watching from inside the house.

Looking forward to more summer fun!




 (Oh, but he likes sparklers too!)


(Ooooh...pretty)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

He's so very brave! Next year Ben will feel better about it.
Love,
Gram

Anonymous said...

They take after their mother. You always thought loud noises were unpleasant and would hold your ears. Love, Mommie Dearest