We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend, but it was a busy one!! It all started Thursday night when we went to the Walkerton Festival. Jasper didn't want to leave home, so he screamed in his stroller the whole way there. As soon as he saw the rides, though, he started ooh-ing and ahh-ing. He jumped in a small inflatable thing and insisted on riding the kiddie cars that went around in circles. We explained that he'd have to go by himself and he was all for it. We bought tickets, led him into the ride, and Jasper hopped into a vehicle, let the guy buckle him in and gripped the steering wheel, grinning with delight. The first trip around, he still had that excited smile on his face, and Josh and I couldn't believe it! The second time around, he looked happy; the third time, he looked indifferent; the fourth, he looked scared; and the fifth he looked terrified and was SCREAMING. We had to have them stop the ride for him to get off. It was kind of funny... We got some snacks, played the ducky game and headed home - and Jasper screamed because he didn't want to leave.
Friday afternoon, Colin met us at our house, and we all headed to Peru to the Gahs' campground. Colin rode with Jasper and I and Josh drove Colin's car. Colin hadn't eaten lunch, so we went through the McDonald's drive through. Colin jokingly said as we pulled up to the window, "Uh-oh, I don't have any money." Jasper grabbed the pennies from his carseat's cupholder and said,"I have two coins, Uncle Colin." How cute is that?? When we got to the campsite, Jasper and Ada played, we visited and ate dinner. Jasper went home with my parents, and Josh and I got to stay and ride 4-wheelers. It was a blast! We got a little muddy...and got off the trail once, but Tyler came and we 'followed him back to safety.' (A funny thing Jasper said while he was at my parents': After waking up at Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Brooke’s house in the same room as Uncle Colin. Colin said, “Jasper, are you ready for breakfast?” Jasper said, “I eat breakfast and get big and strong like Mommy and Daddy, and you, too, Uncle Colin!”)
Saturday, Josh was in the LaPorte 4th of July parade in the morning. I stayed home and installed the laminate flooring in the breezeway - all by myself! I got about 2/3 of it done and was very happy with how it turned out. After Josh got home, we headed to Jack and Judy's (picking Jasper up on the way) for a picnic (if you could call it that with all the rain.) It was fun to see so much family and after Jasper warmed up, he had a great time. He was so excited about Grandma and Grandpa's new swimming pool, he just HAD to go swimming in the 68 degree weather. That, of 
course, meant that Mommy had to go, too. It actually wasn't as bad as it sounds, and Jasper loved it. As soon as he got his new suit on (he got one with floatiesactually inside the suit,) he said, "I gotta show Grandpa Jack my new swimming suit!" Jasper also enjoyed playing with Katie, Uncle Derek's girlfriend. At one point, she and Jasper were playing with toys, and Derek went in to see what they were doing. Jasper said, "We playing with Little People. Go away!" Since it was raining, there weren't many fireworks, but Jasper did get to hold a sparkler (with Daddy's help) for a little while. 
We all stayed the night at Jack and Judy's, and the next morning Josh got up and fixed us a wonderful breakfast. (I helped a little) Then we headed to Grandma Cathy's to celebrate her birthday. We went to the Edgewater in Culver - very yummy. After that, we went back to Cathy's and Jasper LOVED playing with the new books Grandma had gotten him. He was also very into the banana peppers she picked out of her garden. He insisted on carrying them ALL (if only he would actually eat one...) By the time we left, we were ALL exhausted. At home, we all took a nice long nap!
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