Our 4th of July is always a fun day of festive family fun. We dressed in red, white, and blue. We watched the parade. We had a huge lunch at Uma and Papa's. The kids spent the entire day playing with cousins. And we topped it all off with fireworks. What could be better than that??
A full day of time with cousins can't be beat!
The book-end boys.
The inflatable pool was the highlight of the day and provided HOURS of fun for the kids.
And Papa too.
Briggs loved the parade (although did need to cover his ears for the fire engines), getting parade candy, and eating the yummy lunch. He didn't spend too much time in the pool, but loved playing around the pool. He opted out of the fireworks, instead just staying with Uma and Papa at their house.
Adelie loved it all! The parade, the candy, the pool, the cousins, the glow sticks, the festive accessories. She did cover her ears for the fire trucks in the parade and the fireworks, but seemed to enjoy them. However, she was very preoccupied about when the fireworks finale was coming and was consistently asking, "Is this the finale?" I'm not sure if she was asking because she wanted the fireworks to be over or because she didn't want them to be over. Either way, assuring her that it was not yet the finale was a big part of our fireworks viewing this year.
For my daughter that ALWAYS covered her ears for loud noises, Staley has come a long way and now enjoys parades and fireworks without difficulty. Spending time with her cousins is always one of her favorite things!!
What a happy 4th of July!!
