Our 4th of July Celebrations

We stayed in Dallas for this 4thand I can’t tell you the last time we stayed home for this holiday. In the years before Vin we would float down the river and in the most recent years we’ve spent the 4th with my family in either Spearman or Llano.
As it turn out, our neighborhood has a bike/stroller parade that goes down the streets and ends at the park. We weren’t sure what to expect but it was a great experience. They had a marching band and dancing ladies and even Uncle Sam showed up.

The fun part though is the parade theme, each year is different and this year was cartoon characters. Luckily Teri and I have Kermit and Piggy ready at a moment’s notice so we went dressed in our full regalia.

We watched the parade with our neighbors/friends at Liz & Chris’ house along with Marion and Michael and all the kids. Their fish pond was a big hit.

After the parade we came back to our house for ribs, shrimp and margaritas. .
Later that night we went see the fireworks with Wendy, Derek, Jackson and Kira. For Vin, the only thing that could make fireworks more fun was watching it with Jackson. All and all a great celebration weekend.