happy birthday, america

this was our fourth of july week:

1. pizza at aubree's (one of two good ypsi restaurants)

2. riding on shoulders.

3. tons of grandparent time 

(grandpa, too... and lots of other family that came through!)

4. watermelon. way too much watermelon.

on another note, why do they even make seeded watermelon? 

jeez louise the watermelon seed spitting we did.

we're probably going to end up with a watermelon forest in the backyard.

5. burgers on our oversized grill.

6. outdoor eating.

oh, and a huge kitchen remodel.

from this...

to this...

to this!

we did the cabinet knobs, too, while we were at it!

before...

and after!

phew. happy birthday, america!