Bad Attitude

I have to get something off my chest. . . sometimes I get a little bit homesick.

The sickness was particularly strong this July 4Th Holiday.

You see, I knew that back home in California a big family party was underway. Now, I miss a lot of family parties and though I would like to attend them all, they don't all strike such a melancholy cord deep within my soul. But, alas it has been close to a year since I have set foot on California soil. It's not that California has such great soil . . . but I sure miss my family.

And I for sure miss my aunt's fourth of July parties.

We didn't have any plans to celebrate America's birth, (well we did, but they fell through) so I am ashamed to admit I spent a good part of the day wallowing in self pity. Then after a conversation with my mom I decided that I needed an attitude adjustment and if I wanted to have fun and more importantly, if I wanted to provide fun for my family, then I had to snap out if the funk that I was in.


(Independence Day Craft . . . before the funk set in . . . my kids love to paint)

So I rolled up my proverbial sleeves and got to work cooking up so festive food and planning a party for the six of us. The we decided to invite one of friends over because her husband was at work for the night and I figured she might be in the same funk I was. It was a great idea. Just having those two extra people at our house added a little more fun.

I love this handsome little boy:)

Kiera found a piece of pop corn that looked like it was opening its mouth.

Lady Liberty made an appearance (this was my first step to defunking- an outfit can really change your attitude:))

We had good food, a good swim in our little pool, lit off some fun fireowrks and then watched a firework show form our front yard. And you know what, I totally enjoyed the evening. It just goes to show you that your attitude can make a big difference in how a day turns out.

In other news, a drawer broke and Raia decided it was a great place to sit inside. Kiera thought this was hilarious.

And speaking of attittude adjustment, Bubba was feeling like he wanted to hide in a corner after he woke up from his nap, but Raia wanted to say hi. She walked up to him and patted his back, pulled his hair and peeked at him until she won a smile.

I am sure she was the only one who could have pulled him out of his funk.

These two siblings really love each other.