4th of July 2012

 Happy 4th of July!

We have always enjoyed the 4th of July. The kiddos LOVE fireworks and so do we!  This year, we spend the afternoon with our friends the Darby's. Their neighborhood hosts a block party complete with slides, a bike parade, cotton candy and popcorn. JT and LaDy played and swam and had lots of fun! Hea Bug has been taking swimming lessons this summer from Mr. D and so she felt quite comfortable playing too. 

 We ate lots of yummy treats and then headed out to our evening o'fireworks. They aren't legal in Long Beach but our shop is in the city of Artesia where they are perfectly legal. Rock Steady is on an industrial street so we didn't have to worry about bothering neighbors. Our friends the M's met us there and we attempted to make vanilla ice cream in the lobby of our office. It never actually froze up but we had the most delicious strawberries and cream!

We pulled the furniture out in front so we could have comfy seats and hooked up Pandora's 4th of July mix via laptop and speakers. It was pretty cool just hanging out, letting the kids play, not worrying about too much and just being thankful that we live in a country where we can enjoy these freedoms and more.