Family 'stay-cation'

The weekend of the 4th my parents and sister came up to spend time with us here in Fort Worth. We had a great time just hanging around the metroplex and doing some fun things right out our back door. The first night they were here we went to the drive-in movies...it did rain some, but overall we had a really great time seeing Toy Story 3 again.

Whenever my parent are in town it us just understood that we will be going to Dunkin Donuts. Yum! We love their coffee and their muffins are spectacular.

Another adventure we had was going to Medieval Times in Dallas. We were on the Red Knight's team and he actually won! Go Red Knight!!

We got to walk around and see the horses and some suits of armor and medieval things before the show. Mom and Dad bought Peter a light-up sword!

When you sit down to eat there are no utensils...you get to use your hands. :) What fun! The food was really good too - tomato soup, rotissarie chicken, spare ribs, garlic bread,potatoes, and apple turnovers. A feast indeed!

Peter really got into the sword fighting and the horse jousting. He would swing his sword around too and tell me "I wanna see them fight AGAIN!" What a boy. :)

The Royal Family. ;)

The fireworks we went to were a part of the Concert in the Garden series at the Botanic Garden. You bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a concert performed by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra before the fireworks start. Peter, obviously got a sno cone.

I was a little nervous about Peter and the fireworks...I have such senstivie ears and fireworks tend to freak me out....so I was thinking Peter might be the same way. Boy was I wrong! He loved them! He sat on Grama's lap and ooohed and aaahed through the whole thing. I love this pic where he is so overjoyed at the exploding colors. :)

The finale was really intense. But Justin fell asleep and Peter was cheering. I was the only one cringing and holding my ears. :)

What a happy way to spend the weekend! We are so thankful to the men and women that serve our country and keep us free and we are grateful to God for all the ways He chooses to bless us and our country.