Independence Day!!

We have so many fun family traditions on the 4th of July. This year was special for two reasons. 1.) It was Brenna's first Independence day and 2.) Matt was actually able to spend this holiday with us (he is usually gone). Our fourth of July started with our town parade. This is such a fun time of community and seeing what our small town has to offer. As usual the kids couldn't wait to get down to the parade (I think that had more to do with the actual candy than any of the floats).

We sat with some good friends who are here visiting from Japan, Kenyon Blaine, her girls and her mom. It didn't take any time at all for the girls to hit it off once again. Soon the parade started and we all settled in to watch. It was a longer parade than normal and we actually had a sunny Fourth of July which rarely happens in Washington. After the parade we came home and had a delicious barbecue with Nana and Poppa.

After dinner we went down to City Beach for the fireworks show. We got to the park in plenty of time to find a great seat and let the kids run around and wear themselves out. We met up with James and Lisa and their family. The fireworks were beautiful this year. Chloe enjoyed them as usual. Aidan didn't want to sit still long enough to watch them (he was soooo tired). Brenna slept through the entire show (if you can believe that). It was a great fourth of July spent with family and friends.