.: Summer randoms, rockets, fireworks,circus acts & bye bye summer 2016!

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Summer randoms, rockets, fireworks,circus acts & bye bye summer 2016!

Harper got a launching rocket for his birthday and we piled up the kids into the back of their truck and found a spot to launch it...after a few failed attempts, none of us were particularly attentive when the rocket shot up into the air. We ended up following it for a mile or so and even found where it landed. As luck would have it, it landed on a rooftop adjacent to a family get together that happened to be across the street, so, we had over a few dozen witnesses to the majesty of the rocket!

Baby D and Kiri playing at Grandma and Grandpa's on the Fourth of july!

Fourth of July Festivities in Evanston.

Like father like son, Baby D LOVES his baths!

We took the kids to a circus....after which I decided that I hate the circus...clowns:fail! Stinky poop smell:fail! Ridiculously overpriced fair food:fail! Treatment of animals:Fail! Trying to get a picture with Mexican Spiderman circus performer:fail! Waiting in line to try to get a $45 ride on an elephant: fail! The worst fail was the treatment of the performers...as I watched this guy, balanced on five different levels of OSHA UNapproved scaffolding, juggling/carrying over fifty pounds of breakable plates, fire and other random things and begging, pleading for the audience to have some type of reaction (which did not happen since everyone was so focused on getting their $10 cotton candy and $20 stale popcorn) I realized I HATE the circus and will not be attending another one again!

last trip with all the cousins on the Chiu side before school starts

Lia is OBSESSED with the crossed eye-ed picture pose!

my mom took this picture of me and baby D

A rare few get to witness the true Happy Lia giggling...she is happy because she thinks she's snuck the crossed-eyed pose into this picture...she's such a little trickster!