Our holiday was pretty low-key. We went to see the Swampscott fireworks on Tuesday night. We left early because we intended to drive up to NH that night, and there were literally thousands of people down at the waterfront. If we had waited until the end of the fireworks show, we would have been stuck, unable to drive away because of the large crowds of people.

Evan enjoyed his first fireworks. He wasn’t at all afraid. He “Wowed” and “Ooohed” and I taught him “Ahh.”

We then drove up to New Hampshire to visit the grandparents. In the morning Jon went mountain biking with his dad and sister. Evan and I had a leisurely breakfast. We went to visit Grandma at the hospital (she works there). Our next stop was the local Dunkin Donuts, where I found coffee, Evan had some milk, and we both had munchkin donut holes.

Our last stop of the morning was a local playground that Jonathan helped build when he was a teenager. There were some fantastically long slides– one was built on the side of the hill. Evan loved going down that slide! It was wide enough for two people, and it was quite a thrill to go down this slide with his mommy. Then, even better, Dad, Aunty Maura and Grandpa showed up at the playground! Evan got to show off his favorites.

After we got back to the house and had lunch, everyone went up to take naps, except me. I took the opportunity to finish watching “Fever Pitch” and get some studying done. After three hours of studying, I was getting lonesome… but luckily, people started waking up.

The rest of the day was relaxing. Evan got to ride Aunty Colleen’s old tricycle (with a helmet) and we grilled our dinner, including roasted garlic for the bread.

Happy Independance Day, everyone! Tell us what you did on the 4th of July by leaving a comment to this post!