Our Independence Day celebrating started on the 3rd with a pre-fireworks show in our town. Rather than compete with nearby large city shows, they have a free concert in the park with fireworks. It was a Journey tribute band, and I expected it to be cheesy but they were good. There were tons of people but somehow we found parking and a perfect viewing spot on someone's lawn. The firework's show was fabulous.
It was Jill's first show, and she really seemed to enjoy it. I kept her ears covered in the beginning but she squirmed her way out of my protection and watched the show in awe.
We were pleased, very pleased. Now whatever happened on the actual 4th, we had hit all the basics. But the 4th didn't disappoint, either. We started our day with 4th of July style oatmeal cake. Daddy even decorated the plates with jelly and added sparklers to the cake, wow!
I have to include this picture of Jill. While we were busy enjoying the sparklers and singing Happy Birthday to our country, Jill grabbed her bowl of yogurt and was drinking it. She was so proud of herself.
We headed to our cousins for the evening. There we had a potluck dinner with their neighborhood, enjoyed playing in the pool,
(Simeon practicing his surfing)
and then watched a fireworks show over their lake (it's dark but that's Talia, Beth, Adam, Jason and Lydia).
We were exhausted after two late nights out but we had fun memories to make up for that!
Zemenay took a bunch of pictures of the fireworks with my camera but I think a picture of her is more fun :)
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