Happy Fourth of July

This year we celebrated our Fourth of July with the annual neighborhood block party. Last year was the first year we participated since we were new to the neighborhood, and we had such a fun time that we were all really looking forward to this years celebration.The best part about the entire day is that we don't have to go anywhere!! I feel like we are always on the go for every holliday and it's nice to just be able to park it here and let the celebration come to us. We were lucky with the weather and it wasn't too hot (high 90's) so the kids could play around outside without melting. Unfortunately Olivia came down with something a few days before and had been running a very high fever, so she slept most of the day, but was able to make it out for some fun and some pictures.
The parents organized a parade in the morning and helped the kids decorate their bikes, powerwheels, strollers etc.. Then we played music and had the kids parade around the street. We dressed Cole up as "Uncle Sam" and Olivia got to wear her new tutu I had bought when I was up in Lake Arrowhead visiting my mom.

In the afternoon we enjoyed a great BBQ followed by some fun fireworks. Cole was not a big fan of the fireworks, until his buddy, Enrico assured him that if he covered his ears, it wasn't so bad. Olivia somehow managed to sleep through all of the fireworks and crashed out in the stroller.