4th of July

What a big 4th of July we had!  We have been in Michigan the past 2 years for the 4th, so we were excited to do some local stuff this year.  We started out the day with the Children's Parade.  It is downtown.  Everyone decorates their bikes, strollers, wagons, etc and parade down the street.

 

 Allen wearing Hudson as usual

 Holden and Harrison traded cars for the parade

 Allen and the boys

 In the parade!

 Harper and Mady with their awesome kazoos.

Straight from the parade, we headed to the sandbar.  I never trust taking my camera on the water and it was a good thing I didn't, because we got rained on!  It was just a few minutes, but everything got soaked.  We had a great time hanging out with friends.

After some late naps and dinner, our family headed to Palmetto Bluff to watch the fireworks.  You can see several shows over the water and we are far enough away that they aren't loud to scare the kids.  Plus there are no people there.  As the kids get older, we will someday have to join the crowds, but now it was perfect!