The 4th of July

Liam's 1st July 4th went much better than I psyched myself up for.  I had to work that day but I got off just in time for the festivities.  I picked him up from Nana Jo's house and Ryan and I met up with my parents at Mr. OD's house across from the Rec Center.  We were right beside where they lit the fireworks.  By the time it was firework time, it was also bedtime.  He was starting to get a little fussy so I warmed up a bottle but there were too many people and too much going on to eat.  Finally, the fireworks started.  I was expecting screaming, but to my surprise he sat there and watched them with no fuss at all.  He would flinch every once in a while but he did really well with them.  I held his ears at first and at one point when I didn't have his ears covered, he put his little hand up on his ear and snuggled up to me trying to go to sleep.  The moment the fireworks were over, he was out!  Today was also a special day for another reason.  I was my Granddaddy's birthday.  We went and saw him the Monday before his birthday and brought him ice cream and strawberries.  He was surprised to see all of us there and I think he would have licked the ice cream bowl if we would have let him.  That's Grandaddy, he never leaves a thing on his plate!  I have to get better at taking pictures since I didn't take any of the the special time we had with him :( But here are some before the fireworks started and it got too dark!