Yesterday, we had a great 4th of July. We started off by sleeping in, well at least me :) then we finished a puzzle that the kids had started the night before. We were only missing 4 out of the 750 pieces which I thought was pretty good. We weren't sure what we were going to do that evening because we just didn't want to fight the crowds especially in 106 degree heat, but we finally decided to all go out to dinner at Chili's with a gift card that we had and then we headed to a local high school where they were shuttling people to a nearby park to watch fireworks. After a yummy dinner we got to the high school and were shocked at how many empty parking spaces there were! Ava was so excited to ride the charter bus. She just sat smiling the entire time.
Once we got to the park, which was right next to Jerrod's middle school he will be attending, we found a spot on some COOL grass and let the kids play on the playground while we waited for it to get dark. They had a jazz band performing on a field below us and Jerrod and Derek went down there in search for some kettle corn and cotton candy.
Once the first firework went off Ava started clapping and said "More". She loved them. About half way through the show she wanted to go ride the bus again. I think that was her highlight of the night. We had a great spot to see the fireworks. It was a lot of fun! Once we were home we let the kids do sparklers and pop its.
6 comments:
You have such a beautiful family!! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun on the 4th! (We ate at Chili's too... yummy!) Great pics of the fireworks too!
How's Bio224 going?! Have you had a test yet? Our first one is on Monday. Ah!
We went and saw Timery the Mermaid today! My girls loved it!! It was way crowded...but lots of fun! If you talk to her again - let her know we thought she did a great job! :o) Thanks!
Sparklers are my favorite! Looks like a great memory made!
Looks like fun. I honestly wanted to go to the fireworks, but James didn't. Plus I don't think Lizzie would have liked them yet. Ava cracks me up. Hopefully we'll get to see you guys soon.
Those pictures are so cute!! It looks like you had a great time! We miss you guys!
Great pictures! We didn't get to see any really great fireworks, that is cool you did! We went up the hill and looked over the Valley though, it was AMAZING to see how many people did their own illegals! Colors popping all over. Kind of boring so far away though. I LOVE the picture of all of your kids in the grass, too cute!
I love the pic of them all laying down. Your kids are super cute. Your 4th looks like you had a blast.
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