The 5th of July is here...

Good morning everyone, and Happy July 5th!
Ben had lots of fun setting off fireworks last night, and we had lots of fun watching.
Saturday we visited Kelly, Mick, Jeanne, and Jim at Kelly's lake place. Afterwards, we stopped in Lake Crystal to visit my mom. Sunday we just stuck around the house and worked on a few projects. As we do a few times a week, we played an intense game of Monopoly in the evening.

The back bedroom is coming along pretty nicely. Ben has been doing a great job at fixing the walls and ceiling in there. We picked up a couple paint swatches a few days ago too.

The birds found our feeders. There have been times we have counted a dozen or more around the feeders at one time. The Grackles are pretty greedy, they manage to empty the one feeder on a daily basis. Ben now rations out the food - they get a cupful a day. The Mourning Doves are my favorite. They aren't such piggies, so their food lasts quite awhile.
My mom bought me a Stargazer Lily (same kind of flower I had for my wedding) after we moved in. We planted it out front last weekend, and already I have a bloom! I just love Lilies, they are my favorite flower. The bloom I found when watering this morning is so perfect I just had to take a picture.

I got an email from Maddie's principal that she has been accepted into summer school. Her first day will be on Monday, the 24th. I don't think she's all that thrilled with the idea of summer school, but I really feel it will help her ease into her studies this fall.

I am happy to announce that the baby "dropped" last week. I can now breathe a LOT better! For a while there I wasn't sure I was going to make it until August, gasping for air constantly.
I have an appointment at the hospital today to pre-register and talk with the Birthing Center nurse in regards to my preferences. I'm not sure what this process entails, but it will be nice to have it done and out of the way. My next OB appointment is tomorrow, but I expect it to be pretty uneventful.
I removed all the tags from all the baby clothes we have purchased so far, so that they can be washed in Dreft. I sure hope the ultrasound wasn't wrong, because now I can't take any of these little boy's clothes back! My hospital bag is almost packed, and our cradle should arrive anytime between today and Friday.

Maddie and I visited my friend Sherri, and her little Tayla, last Friday as well. We wanted to squeeze in one more visit before they went to Canada for a week.
Wow! That little baby is changing and growing by the day! She is just getting cuter and cuter! I think it's the baby fat she is putting on, it's just the icing on the cake for babies. She is also doing a lot more smiling, so that's a lot of fun as well.

I want to get dinner thrown in the crockpot before I leave for my appointment today, so I better not play on the computer any longer.

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! Take care, stay cool, and don't let the bugs eat you up.