Sparklers

Arrr! Today was our final voyage of The Nervous Wreck, and for the occasion, we got the cast to pose for one last group shot. We have a fine crew indeed!

What a big day. Daddy worked a lot of the day, and yet we still had plenty of time to have some fun. For example, Madison and Daddy played catch in the front yard for a bit. We love our new front lawn: you can run in it barefoot and it feels just right!

When the weather was a little too hot, we were indoors, playing Lego Pirates again. Madison is still pretty good at that game!

Ye-Ye and Nana came over shortly after that. It's a tradition to spend some time together on Memorial Day weekend, eating burgers and hot dogs and all sorts of other foods. It was a lot! And it was really good because Mommy made it. We had all sorts of salads, fresh corn from a few days ago, and lemonade in Mommy's new pitcher. We had a great time together, and afterwards we all had an exciting game of Candy Land. Nana won both times!

It was getting dark, so Daddy decided to see what Madison thought of some sparklers we've had for a while: we were very careful with our instructions, and stood nearby to make sure nothing happened. Madison listened very well, and really enjoyed the sparklers - so much so that Daddy snapped a bunch of photos of her on the front porch, waving them around and making shapes. Take a look!

Notice the nice patriotic decorations on the front door and elsewhere. There are some other items on the porch, and some patriotic bunting as well! Mommy did a great job, and the whole house is very nice. Sparklers were really fun - and we were about to head inside when we all spotted something out in the front lawn: fireflies! This launched us on a quest to catch one. Sneaking around the lawn in the dark, we darted here and there trying to catch a few. What a wonderful time! Madison really enjoyed it, but we seriously did too.

It was time for bed finally. At least for Madison. Afterwards, Mommy and Daddy finally watched "Lemonade Mouth," which was very good. We're thinking about using that for a sermon next week at Summer Xtreme, but the funny thing is that it is filmed in New Mexico. What's funny about that? Here, let me share it with you:

1. So before I left Florida, I had a dream about New Mexico.

2. I was thinking about it on the ride home when we passed a car from New Mexico.

3. It was Sunday when a volunteer told me she couldn't be with drama (which I kind of already knew), but she told me she was going to this camp in ... New Mexico.

4. Monday, we went to see "Thor." It takes place in New Mexico.

5. Today, I was listening to a game show on NPR. A Republican presidential candidate was on the game show. He's governor of New Mexico. No idea he was going to be on, or who he even was.

6. As I was listening, I was passed by a car from New Mexico.

7. Monday, we left Golden Corral. All the license plates from the cars were from Georgia, except one from New Mexico.

8. Sunday, we finally watch "Lemonade Mouth." This is the movie I was thinking we had to do a message for with Summer Xtreme. Had NO idea where it was filmed: New Mexico.

Ever have something like that happen to you? It happened to me about ten years ago, once before. The state was Wisconsin, and it seemed like everywhere I turned for six months straight I kept seeing it on street signs, movie sets and license plates in unusual spots. Once Mommy was told about it, she was in on it too. So it was pretty funny we've watched two movies in the past week that were filmed in New Mexico of all places.

ANYWAY, as you can tell, it was a VERY FULL day. But the neat thing is this: we've got some serious fun planned for tomorrow. You'll have to wait for that one!