Our Fourth of July!

We had a fun time celebrating the Fourth of July--and a big part of the fun was having David home for a day in the middle of the week.  :) 

Water coloring fireworks

We had so much fun at the fireworks in Roanoke last year that we decided it's a tradition! Roanoke had their fireworks on Tuesday night, so we headed up there as soon as David got home from work.

All dressed up & ready to go to her first fireworks show! 
Thank you, Erin Morris, for this outfit!  ;)

Isaac loves making Emma laugh!

Can you tell **how excited** these kiddos were about their glow sticks? 
Isaac's are still hanging on his closet door so he can look at them at night! 



Watching fireworks! 
After the show, Isaac said, "The fireworks went boom boom right into my eyes!" 
That's because we were apparently in the fall-out zone! 
It was pretty windy, and by the end of the evening, we all had ash on our clothes and in our hair!  There were even several large (fist size) pieces in the grass around us.  Even so, it was still a great night! 

On Wednesday morning, our neighborhood had a Fourth of July parade for walkers, bikers, and anyone else who wanted to join!  :)  The parade started at the north end of our neighborhood.  Since we got home so late the night before from fireworks, we opted to just wait for the parade to pass our house and then join in!  :)

It seemed a little surreal to me to be a parent at a neighborhood Fourth of July parade...growing up, my neighborhood also had a parade every Fourth of July.  Usually, my sister & I would walk our bassett hound in it.  :)

Waiting for the parade!

A firetruck led the parade!

Riding in the parade--Isaac thought it was pretty great to ride right down the middle of the street!

The parade ended near our neighborhood greenbelt, where there were several large water bounce houses set up.  The HOA also grilled hot dogs.  We had a fun time meeting some more new neighbors and watching Isaac on the water slide!

Isaac was determined to keep up with the big kids.

I think late-night fireworks & going down the water slide over and over wore Isaac out--and apparently David, too!  :) 

After Isaac woke up from his nap, we went swimming and grilled with my parents.  I don't have any pictures, but it was a lot of fun!

We hope your Fourth was wonderful, too!