Fourth of July

MELINDA AND MATT CAME DOWN FOR THE FOURTH.  TOGETHER WITH JASON AND HOLLY WE WENT TO THE MALL.  THEY HAD REALLY CHANGED THINGS FROM THE WAY IT USED TO BE AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SIT IN OUR USUAL PLACE.  I THOUGHT IT WAS A BOTHER AND I REALLY DIDN'T SEE HOW IT HELPED IMPROVE SAFETY.  THE ONLY THING I LIKED ABOUT IT WAS THAT THERE WAS NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED.  AS IT WAS WE ENDED UP SITTING ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE STREET ACCROSS FROM THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.  WE DID HAVE A GOOD TIME AND I AM GLAD WE WENT.  WE FOUND A PARKING PLACE UP CLOSE TO THE WHITE HOUSE SO WE HAD QUITE A HIKE GETTING BACK TO THE CAR.  AGAIN THE HAD THE MOST RIDICULOUS BARRIERS SET UP THAT PREVENTED ANY KIND OF SHORT CUT.  IT WAS NICE TO HAVE SO MUCH OF THE FAMILY TOGETHER. He finally settled down
Every time I would try to take a nap Doug would come over and pull m y hair or something similar. Note that we have the same hair color.