Happy 4th of July

Our 4th started off a little different than we had planned but it turned out to be great. Every year, the Eathornes have a golf cart parade out in Rancho Murieta and the girls loved it last year, so we thought we would give it a whirl again this year. Paige had other plans, and slept in until 9:40, so we did not make it to the parade. So instead, we joined our neighbors who were decorating bikes for the Woodland Bike Parade here in town. We had fun decorating with The Broward Families and headed up town to ride in the parade. We also ran into Grandma, Paka, Aunt Jen, Uncle Timi and Kainoa. It was a short little route and the kids had fun!

After the parade we had lunch and re-grouped for dinner at Grandma and Paka's. Mary Jo and Bill were visiting from Arizona so it was nice to spend time with them. 

After lots of swimming and good eats, we thought we would do fireworks at our house since Paige is not a big fan and would want to be inside. It is crazy how her little body shakes and it feels like her heart is going to jump out of her chest when she sees fireworks.  Paige was inside and we watched her on the video monitor. Maybe next year she will like them better. 

We had a great show and the "big" kids had fun. We were able to see some of the big fireworks at the show that was at the High School down the street. We had a Happy and safe 4th of July and look forward to many more!!