Independence Day {2014}

I sure do love celebrating birthdays...especially our country's!  How many other birthdays do you know of that you can shoot explosives off into the sky legally (well, legal in some areas)?!  We don't usually do much for the 4th - more homebodies on this special day and this year was no different, but this year we had a few friends come join us and that made it all the more fun!

We started off the morning with the bike parade - the boys and I decorated their bikes and helmets the night prior and they were more than excited to ride them in the parade.  Last year, Landon rode in the stroller, so he was pretty pumped to be able to ride his bike this time!

 

The parade ends at the Community Park where there is a huge carnival waiting for the kids to go crazy at!  Bouncy houses, train ride, firetrucks to climb on, food full of sugar to enjoy and total mass chaos! What more could one ask for on this great day?!

After we did our damage there, we headed home for a BBQ with our friends and the kids did a few sparklers before our friends headed home.

Pretty big year for Zane this year - Josh turned the reigns over to him for lighting off most of the fireworks!  Zane thought he was pretty cool (and he was)!  Landon was already fast asleep - poor thing couldn't stay up late enough.  Zane did a great job and is already asking about next year!  

Happy 4th of July to everyone!