Independence Day!!!

For the 4th of July we took the girls to the evening parade downtown where they were loaded down with candy, got each other wet and enjoyed popsycles at the end. Afterwards we grabbed some hamburgers for dinner and set up our little family tailgate party to watch fireworks from the usual spot-a huge parking lot across the street from the fireworks show. Amber was a little fearful of the noises the fireworks made but grew accustomed to it in short order and finally enjoyed them. Whitney had a harder time containing her excitement about them-as you can hear her in the video. Here are a few patriotic pictures: