Our 2017 Fourth of July started with the annual church breakfast complete with children's parade. Last year we didn't bring anything. This year at least we had Cheeks' car and Boy Howdy's balance bike. Boy Howdy did great, but Cheeks needed almost constant help with her car. One kind boy helped her a couple of times around the church and then she conned some other father to help her. Maybe next year she'll graduate to something more parade friendly. And perhaps her mother will stop being so lazy and decorate their rides. It was highly entertaining all the same.
Later on in the day, Matthew's brother and sister-in-law joined us for sparklers and a barbecue. It was the babes' first experience with anything firework related (at least at close range). They were excited - Matthew, less so.
We had to use grill to light the sparklers. Our lighter and matches were proving useless.
After the first 3 or 4 sparklers (we had lots) the children took to trying to let the rogue blackberry bushes on fire. Considering we were trying to get rid of them anyway, I did little to dissuade them from their purpose. Thankfully no brush fire was started.
Matthew is determined to buy the good stuff next year. And perhaps some year I can persuade Matthew to keep the kids out late enough to see the good fireworks (right now I am not prepared to keep them out until 11pm+).
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