Happy 4th of July

Claire wearing Grandma Jan's hat

We had a nice 4th of July weekend.  Our noisy neighbors appeared to be gone and threw no parties.  We went for several walks in the regional parks and met multiple sets of identical twin boys while we were out and about this weekend.  It’s always interesting to see twins a little older than ours, to see what might be in store for us.   We went to my sister’s house for a barbecue on the actual 4th.  It is getting easier to go over there–Claire and Ronin entertained themselves by climbing up and down the stairs for quite a while, and it was the first time that we didn’t have to stay with them the whole time.

We red, white, and blue you too, Daddy

The twins also enjoyed playing with the kitten my sister is fostering right now and her two cats.  Claire is being increasingly good with animals and is not only gentle while petting, but brings toys to the cats and plays with their dangly toys with them.

Walking at Huckleberry Botanical Preserve

The end of the weekend was cold and foggy, and my sister, her husband, my mom, and we all met for a walk at Sibley this morning.    The clouds were so thick in the trees it felt like rain as we walked through them.

Walking at Sibley

Claire and Ronin slept through the fireworks last night.  Maybe next year they’ll want to stay up and see them, and maybe they’ll be able to convince me to stay awake too.