4th of July 2009

We had an awesome 4th Of July! It started at 9am and didn't end until July 5th. The kids were great the adults were great and the fireworks were fantastic! So in the neighborhood next to ours they always have a parade for the 4th. The kids love it because they throw out tons of candy- the last 2 years we have gone they have thrown so much candy that it fills up the wagon! So this year we decorated our own candy bags so that we could get as much candy without having to run back and forth to empty our hands. (that is important to little kids) So 9am came around we got all loaded up in the car with our bags and flags and got to the parking lot and there was nothing. We saw one car decorated and we went and asked them what was going on and they said they were the only car in the parade. For some reason it was cancelled this year:( Well the kids were really upset. I said we will just have our own parade later! So we went to Southlands and walked around the farmers market and then played in the water fountains- and then went and bought stuff for the BBQ. That is where we took the picture of the kids in the cart!

We got home and our friend Brandon came over and went with Billy, Loren, and the girls to get fireworks. The little boys took a nap. When the kids got back from getting fireworks and the boys woke up from naps we got ready for the parade. (All of the pictures are on Billy's iPhone I will up load them soon) But we had the kids sit in there new camping chairs and wait for the parade. Well Brandon was on his scooter pulling Billy in the wagon and Loren was riding Mikayla's little motorcycle. They threw out all kinds of candy and the kids were loving it. Amanda and I almost peed our pants it was so funny and cute! Those boys will do anything for their kids! Some of the neighborhood kids came out and celebrated with us! It was awesome- I think that was a better tradition than the other parade:) The boys liked it too because they could ride their toys:) Then Billy's parents and the rain came. Poor Billy had to cook in a down poor. Brandon helped by holding the umbrella over his head:) We ate tons of food and had a lot of fun! We then decided it was time to get ready for the fireworks. We had to get all bundled up because the rain left it pretty chilly. This year we sat on the Aurora Hills gold course. It was nice- the kids ran all around and played until the fireworks started. We saw an awesome show! we had nothing in our way this year! I think this will be our spot from now on- not to much traffic to get home, no light poles or buildings in our way! Here is some video from the iPhone! After we came back home

and set off all kinds of fireworks with our neighbors. Billy and Loren made some kind of explosion called a chlorine bomb- they found it on YouTube. It was kind of fun to watch! Maria and Seth fell asleep on the way home and stayed asleep through all of the noise. Overall it was a great year! Hard to believe that 10 years ago on 4th of July was the first time I met Billy! Time goes by way to fast!