In the afternoon, we opted not to go to the festivities at the park. Dave took the older three kids swimming instead for three hours. I stayed home with Sawyer who thankfully napped for a good long while.
After dinner, Dave lit "snakes" with the kids. Don't ask me why he was doing it on the sidewalk. I don't think those burn marks will ever go away. The kids were covered in ash but thought the whole thing was awesome.
At the time it was lovely summer evening and it was nice to be outside. I especially loved watching Nathan be so Nathan--riding his bike and scooter up and down the street, running, flipping, and just being happy.
We thought we would head over to the park for the last performance of the evening. We got there just in time for a downpour. Obviously the performance was canceled. The kids ran and splashed in the rain instead. We came home for baths and a movie. At ten we headed down the street to watch the fireworks but were disappointed when they called them off because of the wind.The city postponed them until tonight. We were right across from the field where they were set off so we had a fantastic view of the fireworks right overhead. We enjoyed the twenty minute show followed by the ten minute walk home and tired kids who went straight to bed.
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Love the picture of the dirty feet. Sorta completes Sawyer's "summertime" picture posted earlier. It's a good time for kids. As for me, I like the air conditioning.
Sounds like a great summer day! I love the pics!
We didn't go to the festival either- I'm blaming J being sick, but really I just didn't want to go out in the 100 degree weather. Swimming was a much better choice!
I slept right through the parade this year. Oops! We never go to the festival, it's always too hot and there are too many long lines. But we always watch the fireworks, so we were bummed when they were canceled, too. But we had lots of people over on Monday to watch them, so that was fun. They always pick the strangest music, though! It's fun to see what random mix they put together each year. The finale was great!
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