Martha's Marvellous Munchies

One evening this summer, our church hosted a family fun night.  It was just starting to get into the hundred-degree temperatures by then, so we enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs inside the air-conditioned church hall, and then ventured out to see what kind of family fun was on offer. Toby made a beeline for the messiest stuff around - sidewalk paints made from shaving foam mixed with liquid watercolour. Look at all these pretty colours! Let's see how many I can mix up. Don't eat it, Toby! Fun for adults, too. Busy painting. Fortunately there were some water slides available as well!  He was a bit small for the proper slide, but enjoyed the horizontal one. We liked the shaving foam idea so much we tried it again at home.  I couldn't find the liquid watercolours, but we had some washable paint which worked OK.  It definitely falls into the category of, "is it really worth the clean-up" activities, though. I think it&

Of all the reactions I expected Toby to have to fireworks, falling asleep was not one!  But as soon as all those flashes and bangs started, he wrapped himself around me like a little koala baby, decided he was safe, and off he dozed.  Oh well, might as well relax and enjoy the show! We were in Fort Worth for the Fourth of July festival, and it had been a fun evening.  Somebody had obviously recruited some generous sponsors, because the whole thing was free - entry, music, fireworks, the lot.  They were even handing out free slices of watermelon. For the past couple of summers, if you have nothing to do on a Thursday evening, you've been able to rent a tube and float on the river listening to live music.  Looks like a pretty nice way to spend some time - at least as long as you don't have a toddler.  Still, we got to enjoy the band from terra firma, and see what it was all about.  These new aquatic activities are part of the Trinity River Vision , which is either go