Oliver and Emily Jozwiak: July 4th weekend and more

Last weekend was the July 4th holiday so Jon got to have Friday off work :) I took Oliver out to a play date in the morning at a park about 20 minutes away. It was a great place with a wading pool but Oliver wasn't really in the mood that day :( In the evening our friends Katherine and Rusty came over - we hadn't seem them in ages so it was nice to have a few drinks, Chinese food, good conversation and play on the Wii!

After pottering around for most of Saturday we went over to Ray and Sandy's for a BBQ. They were having a big fireworks display with the neighbours later in the evening but we got home fairly early to make sure Scoop was OK (she barks like crazy at fireworks!).

On Sunday morning we took Oliver to the splash pad in St Louis Park. It was really quiet when we arrived which was great. It's amazing how much fun Oliver can have with a plastic tub and some water :) He wouldn't dare walk under the water though despite all the other kids running through it without a care!

Monday morning was more play time with friends and on Tuesday we went to a park and then to have some pizza. Oliver just loved the pizza :) I had a rare language barrier problem though when I asked for a bottle of water - after 3 times of trying the English way I eventually had to say "waaader" and the lady understood me - pretty funny :))

Yesterday was our 3rd wedding anniversary so Grandpa had Oliver for the evening while we went for dinner. We had some fantastic Thai food at a restaurant called Azia that had been recommended to me. After that we went to a friend's house and surprised Katherine who was there celebrating her 40th birthday.

And today Oliver has been spoiled yet again in Target (but in the dollar section!!). They have loads of things that are almost all $1 or $2.50 max and they had lots on clearance with 50% off. So he came home with some more fun stuff to play with - and it's so cheap we don't mind if it breaks, LOL!!