Our 4th of July!

I love Fireworks! To me... I need to see a Fireworks display or at least some 'sparklers' as part of my Fourth of July celebration! Now... the traffic jams AFTER the fireworks are the pits--- so....
We got our camp chairs and camped out at the police station (1/2 mile from where they were shooting off the fireworks)! Jordan read a book while we waited, Josh and Jillian fought over who got to hold the flag!-- This was Josh's turn as you can see!
OOOOOOOO---AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! We were so excited when it began-- my camera didn't do them justice!
We got on our feet and walked over to peek around the building to get a better view!
Here is Jilly watching the display-- It's her turn with the Flag-- and she was holding it HIGH!! :)
GROUP SHOT! They were NOT enthused as you can tell! haha
Here is ALL American Girl Jillian McKay Agua Fria!! as we love to call her!
All American Girl Jordan with her sidebangs!
It was fun and patriotic-- It was actually the 3rd of July but on the 4th we got together for some BBQ and Pool Fun with our great friends The Boyds and Miller families-- and some extended family of the Boyds-- We had a Volleyball Tournament-- Adults only while the kids were all banned to the Hot Tub-- they played Hide and Seek around us while we played Vball--

I was right to insist we go to the Fireworks the night before because we could HEAR the booms from the fireworks nearby but couldn't see anything. The only thing I missed was singing the National Anthem with a big group of Americans-- I really LOVE this country we live in-- I always get a tight chest and feelings of pride and gratitude when we STAND and SING!!

It was a wonderful 4th of July weekend all and all!