4th of July

We had a great 4th of July!  We started the festivities by going to the Albion parade.  This has been a tradition since I was a kid and I hope to keep it going with our family.  Andrew thought it was great since there were fire trucks, police cars, horses and lots of cars.  The best part was everyone in the parade threw out candy.  He got so excited when they threw the candy!  He got a whole bag full of candy.  What little boy wouldn’t be in heaven?!  We forgot the camera.  Sorry no pictures.

After the parade we headed home so Andrew could get a nap (I know, mean parents, but we knew he was going to be up late and we wanted a happy Andrew).  Every year our neighborhood puts on a parade and Andrew was excited to be in it this year.  He was so excited to ride in the street like the big kids!  I decorated his bike and we headed down to the cul-de-sac. 

Everyone meets down at the cul-de-sac to start the parade.  The parade is down our street to the stop sign a few times.  Andrew did a good job bringing up the rear.

 

At the end of the parade everyone meets back and has popsicles.  This year the kids got medals and a bag of candy.  They also give away the Casey Cup every year to the most patriotic family.

After the parade we headed to my parents for our annual neighborhood BBQ and fireworks.  Andrew really got into pop its this year.  He went through 300 in no time!

We had a yummy BBQ with good friends and family.  When it got dark we had quite the fireworks show!  Andrew loved the fireworks!  We always have a great show!