The Fourth of July is Kris's favorite holiday and I think aside from trying to get our annual pic, it was a great one.
On Friday night we went to Kris's mom's house where we grilled brats and hot dogs, stuffed ourselves with watermelon and chips and then lit off our fireworks. If my husband weren't a lawyer, his dream job would to be a pyrotechnic engineer. It think that will be his retirement. Leah liked her sparkler but kept trying to grab the flame.
Abi and
Tal loved dancing about with their sparklers as well. Our favorite fireworks were the Killer Bees, Happiness Fountains - because they made us happy, and our grand finale The Jellybean Fountain.
Saturday morning we were up bright and early to catch the parade. After lunch and a little stroll along the Greenbelt we drove out to
Menan for another parade. The
Menan parade may consist mostly of
every Central Fire District fire engine spraying the crowd with water ( good thing there weren't any fires), antique farm implements, kids on 4 wheelers and bikes, and the odd business here and there but
Menan has the best treats. Everyone gets chocolate milk, otter pops and loads of candy. After checking out the festival in the park we went to Nana Fifes for a little rest and a BBQ. Then we went back to
Menan for the fireworks. It brought back fond memories of me as a kid lying out on the blanket with my siblings and cousins, eating popcorn, to watch them shoot off one or two
aerials at a time. Not much has changed, they shoot off a few more, the finale is bigger but my kids "
Ooohed" and "
Aaaahed" (
especialy little Leah) lying on the blanket and eating sticky popcorn. ( Smile)
Leah sports her new shades she got at the parade. You know they only stayed on long enough for this picture.
The Fourth of July is Kris's favorite holiday and I think aside from trying to get our annual pic, it was a great one.
On Friday night we went to Kris's mom's house where we grilled brats and hot dogs, stuffed ourselves with watermelon and chips and then lit off our fireworks. If my husband weren't a lawyer, his dream job would to be a pyrotechnic engineer. It think that will be his retirement. Leah liked her sparkler but kept trying to grab the flame.
Abi and Tal loved dancing about with their sparklers as well. Our favorite fireworks were the Killer Bees, Happiness Fountains - because they made us happy, and our grand finale The Jellybean Fountain.
Saturday morning we were up bright and early to catch the parade. After lunch and a little stroll along the Greenbelt we drove out to Menan for another parade. The Menan parade may consist mostly of every Central Fire District fire engine spraying the crowd with water ( good thing there weren't any fires), antique farm implements, kids on 4 wheelers and bikes, and the odd business here and there but Menan has the best treats. Everyone gets chocolate milk, otter pops and loads of candy. After checking out the festival in the park we went to Nana Fifes for a little rest and a BBQ. Then we went back to Menan for the fireworks. It brought back fond memories of me as a kid lying out on the blanket with my siblings and cousins, eating popcorn, to watch them shoot off one or two aerials at a time. Not much has changed, they shoot off a few more, the finale is bigger but my kids "Ooohed" and "Aaaahed" ( especialy little Leah) lying on the blanket and eating sticky popcorn. ( Smile)
Leah sports her new shades she got at the parade. You know they only stayed on long enough for this picture. 
1 comment:
Sounds like so much fun! My kids were mad that they didn't get to see Abi and Tal. Seriously, Ella was pouty about it for a couple days. She loves playing with cousins. We'll have to get them together the next time I come up or maybe it's time to take a trip to Vegas? I'd even watch your kids if you and Kris wanted to hit the slots. ;)
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