Bryson's First 4th of July!

The three of us had a fun and relaxing fourth of July this year. Since we've been doing a lot of traveling lately, we figured it would be nice to spend Independence Day closer to home. Plus we figured Bryson wouldn't really appreciate the fireworks yet (the few he heard kind of scared him!). Anyway, we made the most of our three-day weekend (thankfully, there was no summer school on the 3rd) by starting off with a picnic lunch at Memorial Park in Cupertino. The park itself was beautiful - green hills and gorgeous ponds teeming with ducks, geese and the occasional seagull - and, true to its name, it also housed a memorial honoring veterans killed or missing in action while fighting for our country. It seemed like an appropriate place to visit on the weekend of the 4th.


On Saturday we celebrated July 4th with a trip to the pool and a backyard barbeque. It took him a few days to get used to the water, but now, as you can see from the picture, Bryson loves the pool. He's going to be a little waterdog. :)

For dinner, we grilled chicken apple sausages and sweet white corn and served them with baked beans. (Bryson, much to his dismay, had to stick to rice cereal and pureed green beans) And of course we all wore our red, white and blue.