Our neighbors invited us to their parent's house to celebrate the 4th of July, and because we live 400 miles from our nearest family members, naturally, we said yes.
Not only did we have fun eating, swimming, laughing and lighting off fireworks, but it was especially relaxing knowing that we were in the company of people (i.e. grandparents) who had already raised three boys, and lived to tell about it.
I was especially happy about this when I noticed their lack of concern as the boys, in all their crude boy humor, were burping and making farting noises with their armpits, without giving it a second thought, as though this is normal behavior.
And if you have boys, you know that it is not only normal, but to be expected. It's a rite of passage of sorts, because once you conquer armpit farts you can then move on to the more difficult skill of leg farts. At which time all the neighborhood boys gather around, and watching with awe, they laugh, grunt and ask how they too can do it.
Okay, I am not sure how I got so far off topic. And because I don't know how to make a smooth transition from farting to swimming, I will just show you a few pictures. As you will see below, Isaiah and Caleb have very different, but complimentary, personalities and energy levels. I don't even need to explain, just look at the pictures below:
Isaiah
Caleb
Isaiah
Caleb
And what better way to top off a fun, relaxing day than to eat this:
Homemade Blackberry Ice Cream
Luckily, I got to be in charge of dessert, and because I will eat almost anything with sugar in it (except iced tea), it was right up my alley. And what more fitting dessert for the 4th of July than Blackberry Cobbler with Homemade Vanilla and Blackberry ice cream.
It was good.
So very, very good.
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