We had a busy, fun, Fourth. The Elders' Quorum hosted a pancake breakfast and bike parade for our ward and thus Kyle became the chef. He was in charge of all the food: the chocolate chip and blueberry pancakes and sausage were a hit. Afterwards, the kids enjoyed riding their bikes through the church parking lot.
We came home and put Andon down for his morning nap and went outside for our neighborhood parade. They had a Wilsonville Police truck "lead" the parade, and I was impressed with how many neighbors participated. (There are only about 40 homes in this neighborhood.) Lots of kids and a lot of adults had their bikes and wagons all decorated. Those who didn't participate in the parade sat in lawn chairs on the "route" and threw out candy for the kids to collect. That got a little tricky with them riding their bikes but luckily mom and dad's pockets were handy:). They went around the loop three times before they tired of it. It was darling.
Later that afternoon, we headed up to Camas, Washington, to celebrate with the Alva Barney family. We have gone up there the last couple of years: their cul-de-sac does a big barbecue and ice cream social before doing fireworks together. One of their neighbors especially gets quite into the fireworks: I told him each year his "blast zone" sign gets more professional looking. He said next year he'll add lights, so we'll see! Anyway, the kids had a blast playing together and throwing "Pop Its".
We came home and put Andon down for his morning nap and went outside for our neighborhood parade. They had a Wilsonville Police truck "lead" the parade, and I was impressed with how many neighbors participated. (There are only about 40 homes in this neighborhood.) Lots of kids and a lot of adults had their bikes and wagons all decorated. Those who didn't participate in the parade sat in lawn chairs on the "route" and threw out candy for the kids to collect. That got a little tricky with them riding their bikes but luckily mom and dad's pockets were handy:). They went around the loop three times before they tired of it. It was darling.
Later that afternoon, we headed up to Camas, Washington, to celebrate with the Alva Barney family. We have gone up there the last couple of years: their cul-de-sac does a big barbecue and ice cream social before doing fireworks together. One of their neighbors especially gets quite into the fireworks: I told him each year his "blast zone" sign gets more professional looking. He said next year he'll add lights, so we'll see! Anyway, the kids had a blast playing together and throwing "Pop Its".
I love this picture...they are definitely brothers!
Around 8:00 p.m. (I know, we missed their real firework show), we headed to Vancouver to Mom and Dad McCune's. They are currently living on Hayden Island, a island between Portland and Vancouver, in the Columbia River. It is the perfect location to view the big fireworks at Fort Vancouver, so we took them up on their invitation to join them. Mom staked us out a great spot, and the kids played and we chatted while we waited for the show to start. The glow sticks I bought were a great hit as well.
We didn't get home until midnight, so it was a very late night for my kids (they usually go to bed at 7:00!) but everyone had a great, full day.
Happy Independence to our country. I am thankful for this incredible place we live!
Happy Independence to our country. I am thankful for this incredible place we live!
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