July 4, 2008

Happy 4th of July! We tried to stick with our new family tradition of celebrating in the community. We started off with a parade. It was delayed almost an hour due to someone passing out in the start area. It was completely understandable since it was so hot in the sun. We went to Sunday Park for a little while after the parade. It was more crowded this year so we didn't stay long. After having lunch at Burger King, we went home and played until dinner. The afternoon brought rain, thunder and lightening! It stopped raining long enough to grill but then started up again, stopping as quickly as it started. After hot dogs and hamburgers, we headed out to Fort Lee to watch the fireworks only to be told when we got to the gate that they had been canceled due to the thunderstorms! We were able to make it back to Swift Creek Reservoir to watch the fireworks there. It was a long hot day and most of the pictures I got were of the kids waiting very patiently for the parade to start.