The Fourth of July was quite eventful for us this year even though we stayed home and I had to work. Somehow we still managed to pack a lot in to one day. I went to work at 6am and then came home at 9:30am to take the boys to the neighborhood parade. The night before, Chase helped Dave and I decorate the boys' stroller for the parade. It turned out just darling! The parade was great! The Meridian fire station near our house brought a fire truck for the kids to see. They also gave the kids little fire hats as well. They lead the parade around the neighborhood and then stopped at the park in the front of the neighborhood. They hooked up to fire hydrant and sprayed water for the kids. Chase LOVED it!!!! He was soaked and was squealing with delight. Chase also rode a scooter for the first time that the neighbor kids let him borrow. It was certainly much easier for him than his trike as he could do it after only 3 tries. The neighborhood committee also had popsicles for the kids. After that, we came home, I went back to work, and Dave and Chase decorated the front yard with flags. I came home again by late afternoon ready for a bbq. While Chase had been napping, Dave had inflated his alligator pool with water slides for him. Unfortunately, the inflatable slides that came with the pool were wimpy and toppled over when Chase tried to climb them, so we decided to take them off the put his outdoor playset slide in the pool. Chase spent over 3 hours sliding down the slide into the water. Grayson liked the little pool also. Meanwhile Dawn and Dustin came over for a bbq. Finally by around 8pm the kids were wiped out. We dried everyone off and headed out front to do sparklers, pop-its and some small ground fireworks. We topped off the evening with ice cream. What a day!
