Fourth of July Festivities

I feel so behind in blogging. I have tons to talk about and pictures to share but no time to edit photos or write!

David's parents were here visiting us this Fourth of July weekend which was a lot of fun. We went to the beach on Friday and spent the afternoon at the Aquarium in Newport. Lots of pictures but they're not edited yet. Sorry.

Saturday morning my Mom and our friends James & Jessi met us at our house and we drove to Monmouth for the Independence Day Parade. My Father in Law brought two big stand umbrellas and we packed a cooler with cold drinks and lunch so the hot parade was really quite pleasant this year. Having shade and cold drinks does wonders! David walked with the kids in the Kids Parade and then they circled back to join us for the rest of the parade. Grace had a great time gathering candy but by the end of the parade she was exhausted and would only bother to pick up candy that fell within her reach laying down. It was heavenly to come back home to air conditioned comfort and we played a few games before it was time to barbecue.

We hauled our barbecue goodies over to the neighbor's yard for a backyard cookout and we ate like kings! David grilled up hot dogs and hamburgers while our neighbor grilled up two kinds of chicken skewers. Delicious! The food was tasty and plentiful, an excellent combination. We had a few more neighbors and friends join us for dinner and fireworks and the following Outdoor Movie (National Treasure). By the end of the movie the crowd had dwindled to a small handful and by the time we helped put away the equipment it was almost 1am. Late night for sure! No wonder Sunday was mostly spent napping and resting on the couch.

The kids riding in the Kids Parade in our beautifully decorated red wagon

Grace watching the parade

David and Nate firing up the grills

What a spread!

Watching the beginning of our firework show

A little later into the firework show. And no, that's not a firework we set off. It was pretty close though!

This is the sort of firework display we put on. The ladder makes the fountain fireworks much cooler!

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