It's my favorite holiday of the year!
Once again, we made a birthday cake for America. You can keep your apple pies. In this house, we roll with chocolate cake.
Okay, it seemed a little unpatriotic to not have apple pies... so I made mini ones with the help of a friend.
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| Real men bake. |
And this year, I asked Girlie and Boyo to tell me the story of America's Independence (with a little help from BabyGirlie).
Girlie: America of the United States of America has a birthday.
Boyo: And we have cake!
Me: But why does it have a birthday?
BabyGirlie: CAKE!
Girlie: Because America of the United States of America has a birthday on July 4th.
Boyo: And we have cake! And candy!
Girlie: And fireworks! And a parade!
BabyGirlie: CAKE!
Me: But why is America's birthday on July 4?
Girlie: Cuz that is when it's Mommy decided for it to be borned.
Me (a little desperately): HoneyBear, remember, we talked about this. There were the founding fathers...
Boyo: But no girls.
BabyGirlie: CAKE!
Me: And they wrote the Declaration of Independence. Do you remember what a declaration is?
Girlie: Yes. The Founding Fathers of America of the United States of America wrote a Declaration. And then had a parade. Did they go to Auntie Erin's house too?
Me (groaning): No. What did the Declaration say?
BabyGirlie: CAKE!
Boyo: Did they ride bicycles too?
Girlie: No, no, no. The people who wrote the Declaration of America of the United States of America didn't have bicycles. They were old. They were like THIRTY SEVEN.
Husband: Hey! Thirty seven is not old!
Girlie: Yes it is. You are the oldest person in our family.
Boyo: When did they sing Happy Birthday?
Baby Girlie: I WAN CAKE!
Me: Can we get back to the story please?
Girlie: They wrote the Declaration to say they could have a birthday!
Me: Sort of. They wrote to Great Britain, remember the story? And they told King George that America was independent of Great Britain and ready to be on it's own.
Girlie: Yes. And then America of the United States of America had a birthday party. What did they get for presents?
Husband: Cannonballs.
Boyo: I want cannonballs!
BabyGirlie: CAKE!
Girlie: Cannonballs are not a nice present.
Me (right eye twitching): Okay, story time is over. Who wants cake?
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| Happy Birthday America! |
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| Setting off fireworks |
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| Watching fireworks |
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| Right before the sprinklers came on.... |
