4th of July

I woke up on Sunday with a HORRIBLE sore throat, and it seemed to continue to get worse the longer that I was up.  It turned into a sore throat, headache, sinus pressure, body aches, and nausea.  Not a fun combination!  I got us all ready for church as usual and headed to drop Lorelai off at Grammy's so that I could go to praise team practice.  I went to practice (it was my week to sing, so I have to be there to practice at 8:30), practiced, and then headed back to pick LL up.  Practice actually got out early, so when I went back to Matt's parent's house (about 9:30) I laid down on their couch to take a little nap because I was feeling so bad.  I knew if I was going to sing, I would need that rest!  Mrs. Becky woke me up about 10:30 and we got everything ready to go. 

Lorelai looked SO ADORABLE this morning!  She was wearing a 4th of July pillow case dress that Grammy had made, a big red bow in her hair, and an American Flag to carry.  So cute!!

We went to church but left after I got done singing because I was feeling so bad.  When we got back to their house, I slept for another hour until Matt got there.  Then we all ate lunch (Pork Loin in plum sauce with mashed potatoes - my favorite!) and then every single one of us went down for a nap (or for me, another nap).

I slept until about 3:30, and when I woke up, everyone else was still asleep!  I headed out to the grocery store because I knew that I couldn't put it off any longer.  We had no food!  When I got back, everyone was awake and we headed to Smokin' Pig for dinner.  You have to have BBQ on the 4th of July!

I really kind of think that this is so horrible, but my child LOVES to chew on a rib bone!  Isn't that so redneck?!  A part of me thinks that it's so horrible, but a part of me thinks that it was one of the cutest things that I have ever seen.  What's it going to hurt, really?  Nothing.  That's why we let her do it.

After dinner we gave her a bath a Grammy's and headed home.  It sure is a good thing that they live so close to everything!

A picture of me and LL last year:

And a picture of me and LL this year:

Our family last year:

Our family this year: