America's Independence Day

The morning of July 4th we were lucky enough to still have Jordan with us. Noah's party the night before went late so we kept him overnight (usually his dad gets him Friday night). So we walked across the Junior High field, which borders our house, to Main St in Centerville where they have the parade. This is the first time I have taken my kids to one, and the first one I had been to in many years!

It was a long parade, with lots of floats from businesses, churches and schools, as well as marching bands and dancers. There were also a number of really need classic cars.

This guys on the tall unicycle was really good, he even juggled 3 long knives at one point!

The kids really enjoyed it and looked great in their patriotic colored clothes! They got lots of candy thrown to them, and these little American Flags too, which they waved very proudly =)

After the parade, Jordan's dad came and got him, and Dave, Camilla and I got ready to have a BBQ =) We invited over Grandma, and Justin, Candyce, Chloe and Maya. I bought a new slip n' slide for the occasion, and the girls had a great time playing on it! Camilla enjoyed a little sunbathing too =D

After Grandma went home, we decided to go up the hill to see if we could spot any fireworks to the North of us. We were actually able to see 3 or 4 different fireworks shows off in the distance, as well as plenty of illegal fireworks set off in the neighborhoods surrounding us! Here is a shaky picture I got that shows fireworks going off in 3 different locations in the distance.

When Dave, Camilla and I got home, the neighbors were setting off firecrackers and asked us if we would like to join them. They had A LOT of big fountains so it was quite a show.

Overall, a very FUN 4th of July 2009!