Our American flag was flying waving proudly in the faint morning breeze. I wanted to be sure to capture that in the background because Steve was able to install our new one just in time for the holiday. The aluminum pole on our previous one bent right over onto the ground (just missing our vehicles in the driveway) during a windstorm earlier this Spring. Such a weird thing to see.
The bike parade started at 10:00 am and the kids were all ready to go. We opted to join in once the parade made it past our driveway. This is something that we learned after years of doing this -- if we try to walk or bike the WHOLE parade, the kids become too tired only partway through.
This boy is a bike-riding champ. He never used any training wheels and was successfully riding this bike before he even turned four last year.
Sam opted to decorate her scooter and Sophia's bike was still fully adorned with decorations from last year's parade.
I wasn't sure if Jimmy would choose to ride his balance bike (he, too, is getting the hang of biking already) or if he would want to ride in the wagon. I was prepared either way.
Waiting at the end of the driveway for the parade to come by ...
At the park, there was juice and donuts for everyone. And lots of games.
There were volleyball and corn hole tournaments and lots of cupcakes.
Yes, we celebrate this holiday in a big way with our neighbors and friends.
After lots of time in the sun and a nap for Jimmy, we did some fireworks of our own in the driveway. It's been a while since we used sparklers and the kids really had a great time.
Even as the sun started to set, we were still decked out in our festive holiday wear.
This *might* just have been the highlight of Jack's day. He takes sparklers and fireworks seriously.
And then, around 10 pm, we settled in at the end of our driveway with more neighbors to watch the magnificent fireworks over the lake. It was truly spectacular!
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