Answer Me This: 4th of July Recap

 

I'm joining Kendra of Catholic All Year for her fun little link up of "Answer Me This".  She puts up a bunch of questions for everyone to answer about fun topics.  Here are the questions for this week.  Hopefully you can learn a little more about myself and our family and join in if you want!

 

1.  How did you celebrate the 4th of July?

We had a great weekend spending time on the lake with my in-laws on their new boat and then having a BBQ with my family and lighting off some little fireworks/sparklers.  We also spent time learning all about American History, because that is what our little guys are LOVING right now! 

2.  Do you sunburn easily?

Not really!  Yet, I am a really big advocate for sunscreen for everyone, so I never really have a chance to burn.  I love the spray on sunscreen and usually use at least 30 SPF for myself and 50 SPF for our kiddos.  Also, we have our boys wear rash guard shirts or t-shirts when out in the sun or swimming not only for sun protection but also modesty (yes even for boys!!). 

 

3.  Hot dogs.  Yay or nay?

Sure!  I do not really eat hot dogs much myself, as I am more of a bratwurst or hamburger fan, but our kids eat them and I am not opposed to eating them.  We grill a TON during the summer time and all summer food is YUMMY!

4.  Have you ever personally set off fireworks?

This year was a first for me (and it was only the tiny ones)!  I grew up going to fireworks shows with my family at our grandparents lake cabin but we never did our own fireworks.  My husbands family did fireworks growing up and so we are starting small with our little guys and having fun!  I am also thankful that my husband is an Emergency Room physician and the Assistant Medical Director for our cities Fire Department!  We definitely practice safety first!

Tiny Toes reaching up to look at all of the fireworks on Daddy's truck

5.  Have you ever jumped off the high dive?

Yes!  Gosh, it has been a long time, but I definitely have done it before.  Our oldest son jumped off the diving board for the first time during his swimming lessons this year without any life jacket on!  I grew up in the water and we spend lots of our summer days already at the pool or lake.

 

6.  Do you do anything weird in your sleep?

I do not really do anything weird in my sleep like sleep walk, etc but I do have my own strange habits.  I am a VERY light sleeper and after working night shifts as an RN for years I started the habit of needing to wear an eye mask and ear plugs to sleep.  Even wearing ear plugs I can still wake up at the slightest sound of our children.  I also use a TON of pillows when I sleep (even when not pregnant).  I've had my eye on this pregnancy pillow lately which looks heavenly!

Link up HERE!