HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

It's been a rainy day here in central Iowa, so we have been enjoying inside activities. First off, we didn't get out of bed until 10AM - then we picked up/cleaned before lunch. Daddy bought sweet corn and we had that for lunch - YUM! We are preparing for some friends to come over for round 2 of sweet corn and dinner, then off to Ames for the fireworks (if the rain clears).

A BIG lunch for Ethan - he got to sit at the table like a big boy and he got to eat Iowa Sweet Corn for the first time in his life (he didn't have teeth last year!). We didn't quite trust him with the ear of corn itself, especially with the innocent terror in the background (ah-em, Maggie...)

The 2nd big activity of the day - nap time! Mommy doesn't typically rock-a-bye, but he was really wound up today. If we do rock-a-bye, we need the following: Hippo, Curious George, Woody, Cy, blanket (specifically the blue and pink one we need to return to Grandma Marie's house), the pillow (it fell off when he climbed up - see the left of the picture), and of course, Mommy and Ethan. Then we need to situate everyone once Ethan is on my lap. Yeah, this lasted about 3 minutes before I finally said - ok, get in your bed! He did...but we have to get everyone situated again! See why he wears me out?!?!?!?!