Happy 4th of July!

Peter had a 4-day weekend for the 4th of July. Even though it would have been a great few days to spend traveling somewhere, we decided it would be best to stick close to home in case the baby wanted to be an Independence Day baby (but so far, no appearance yet). I am 39.5 weeks, the "due" date  being this Thursday, July 7th (another good day to be born). It's so fun that the Lord already knows the birth date and the gender. So many surprises to look forward to. :-D

Our Fourth weekend started off with Peter getting dressed in his mess dress, the equivalent to a tuxedo and ushering for a class' graduating ceremony. This time next year, he will be the one graduating and getting wings pinned on his chest. For now, he just has a few ribbons pinned on and looks SO handsome.

And Saturday was spent at a festive, fourth-themed barbeque with the whole class. There was plenty of Texan food, red white and blue, games, and beer. Relay races, slip and slide, dizzy stick, music playing, people everywhere. It reminded me a lot of "Freedom Fest," at HoneyRock - only without the beer. (That's something that I'm adjusting to seeing more often now that we live and work in the military world.) There are plenty of moments that bring back such fun memories of Wisconsin and our friends there. It has been a fun and relaxing weekend for both of us. We won't be seeing fireworks this year though since it's been  too hot and dry in Texas....maybe next year. But there is still a little bit of time left for something exciting to start with the baby and maybe meet them tonight/tomorrow morning. We will see....