Blast from the Past

I have titled this post, "Blast from the Past" because it reminds me of something that I would have blogged about pre-mommy/daddy days.

Nana and Grandpa took Emma for the day and night while
Nick and I had a DATE at Easton!We saw Transformers 3,enjoyed a delicious dinner on the terrace at Ocean Club,
and stayed the night at a hotel within walking distance.

While we both missed having our little munchkin around,
it was nice to have some alone time.
(All I'm missing is a picture of the two of us- bummer!)

Duckies!

Em and I spent the day with our buddies feeding the ducks at Creekside in Gahanna, playing on the playground, and having a picnic. Em was more interested in eating the bread herself than feeding it to the ducks, but we had a great time!

Celebrating the 4th

It was hot and humid without a trace of a breeze, but we had a blast celebrating the 4th of July with family and friends. We stuffed ourselves with yummy "cookout food" and played a friendly

(yet competitive) father/son game of corn hole.

Emma needed a lot of water after "working" in the garden
and playing in the grass!
Sparklers made me feel like a kid again!

We went to our first 4th of July parade as a family. Emma had been up since 5:30 am and was super tired, but she still enjoyed waving her flag and clapping to the music.