Fireworks and Fun (Catching Up)

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays and this year was no exception. We had a ton of fun this year. We started with the parade which is usually not one of my favorite things, but this year it was a ton better. My nephew and his wife live along the parade route so we had a great spot in front of their apartment. Plus, we used their kitchen to make breakfast for everyone. Did I mention that it was overcast for two-thirds of the parade? Not having to sit in the blistering heat was a major plus.

Then we went and had a BBQ at Mr. Tigger's parent's house with the cousins. After that we went swimming and had another BBQ. Then we had fireworks. It was raining when we started our fireworks, but by the end the rain had stopped and it was a perfect night.

The older cousins got Panda's face ready for the parade, complete with fireworks on her cheek.

My kids loved watching the parade with all their cousins. It was definitely a party atmosphere.

Can you see the excitement? He's almost floating.

We also had a lot of fun swimming. I even got into the pool with my huge belly. Panda loved going down the slide. She wanted to do it again and again and again. You have to click on this picture so you can see her face, it's hilarious.

Monkey practicing before actually going under the water.

Getting ready for the fireworks. We had to sit in my mom's garage due to the rain.

Favorite part of the fireworks: sparklers!

Remember when you looked at fireworks like this?