The 4th fell on a Friday this year (yeah!) My brother Drew and his daughter Emily and dogs Polly and Will came down to celebrate with us. My goal for the weekend was to keep the kids busy and to create as little work as possible for me. On Friday before Drew and Emily arrived we baked cookies and played games. That evening we all went to Red Robin for hamburgers and milkshakes and then went to see Kung-Fu Panda. We picked the movie for the kids but we all enjoyed it. On the way home from the movie we watched fireworks going off all over town. Saturday morning the guys took the kids to Home Depot's Kids' Workshop to build birdhouses. When they brought them home we had them paint their creations. We also did a couple of crafts and went to the neighborhood park. In the afternoon we went bowling and visited our favorite bookstore - Joseph-Beth Booksellers. At the store the girls found some great hats to try out. Everyone had fun bowling and watching Rachael dance every time her ball hit a pin. The girls also found time to dress up in Chinese outfits and to dress up the dogs. On Sunday the girls allowed me to take them to get their picture taken together. I was thrilled with the results and they were great for Hampa's birthday presents.
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