Fifth of July

On Friday the guys played golf; the Kansas crew plus Grandma went to the Field Museum; and Will and I stayed home for his doctor's appointment and resting.  We were going to go to a fireworks show in the evening, but it was just too hard to get the momentum to go after everyone settled in at home in the evening.  The kids enjoyed playing in the sandbox and with Rachel some more while the adults ate Chicago style pizza and caught up on stories.  We ended up skipping the fireworks and heading over to the hotel pool for a fun but COLD swim.

Our family of three did catch the fireworks on our way home from swimming.   We just drove over near the festival grounds and parked in a restaurant parking lot with a half dozen other vehicles and watched the 15 minutes of fireworks from the comfort of the car.  Worked out great!