All-American Weekend

The boys got home from their Braves game on Saturday morning. After Luke took a 4-hour nap (!), we had a little cookout on the deck. (I think he was a little worn out!)

What could be better than a watermelon on a hot summer day??



Luke wanted the whole thing to himself...


Too cute...


This is his new 'mad' face ... all scrunched up.


Then, we grilled out hamburgers and hot dogs, and sat out on the deck til the sun went down.


Luke doesn't eat a hot dog like a normal person ...


Check out that face ... he has ketchup everywhere...


Then, on Sunday after nap, we got milkshakes and went to the pool! Luke wanted chocolate, of course, while Greg and I got strawberry.
(We tried the new Wendy's Frosty Shakes ... I wasn't too crazy about them).



And then we had corn on the cob for dinner! YUM!! (my favorite)!!



So it was a real 'American' weekend, complete with a baseball game, a cookout with watermelon, swimming at the pool, and eating corn on the cob!! The only thing missing was the apple pie. But that's ok - I baked oatmeal cookies instead. :)

A 'Brave' 4th...

To celebrate the 4th, Greg and his dad took Luke to Atlanta to see a Braves game! It was a great game - the Braves won 6-2 over the Houston Astros.

There's Luke and Grampa Joe.



Getting the baseball autographed ...


He wouldn't let go of that baseball ... he loved it!!


My boys...

They had great seats!


There's Chipper Jones... That's how far away they were ... Greg didn't have to zoom at all.

Then, he goes to zoom the camera to get a better pic and darn if some lady didn't stick her phone up in the picture ... ha!

Check out that HUGE American flag on the field...


Luke loved it when the fighter jets flew over...



One of the reasons to see a Braves game on the 4th of July is for the awesome fireworks show after the game...

Check out these cool pics...

According to Luke, the fireworks were "really loud and scary." Greg said he climbed on his lap and held on tight til the show was over.