4th of July Weekend

So Ethan and I started of the 4th of July weekend by mowing the lawn. I know.....not a super fun activity. But Ethan mowed some of the lawn all by himself and was very very proud of his accomplishment. Now if I could only get him to do all the lawn all the time I would be set. I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon and he will grow to hate having to mow the lawn. Later on we went to the flightline and had a really good time. They had a vast assortment of military aircraft on display and most of them were free to roam around in. Ethan got to go in the refueling aircraft (KC-135) and the boom operator showed him how to control the boom in the back of the plane. You have to lay on your stomach and look out of a small window in the back of the plane. That has to be a fun job. He also got to go in the cockpit of helicopters, C-130's and his favorite was to touch the fighter jet (F-16). Annie and Lainey met us there a little later and we stayed until we couldn't stand the unbearable heat on the flightline (it was 96 in shade and 120 in the sun). Then we headed off to a BBQ at one of Annie's friends houses. What would the 4th be without a good BBQ? We had a really good time but had to cut out early cause of our sick little chub monster. To cap the evening off we watched the fireworks from our house. I put some chairs on a ledge on the house and had Ethan out there with me. Once again he was too scared to enjoy it as much as he should have but he pulled through. Annie and Lainey were inside, she decided to wake up for the party. So here are some pics of the days events as well as random Lainey pics which I always seem to post. P.S. notice the popped collar on Ethan, he won't wear the shirt any other way!