HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!

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We had such a fun 4th of July. Earlier in the day we went swimming with some of our neighbors and had a blast. Unfortunately I forgot to bring the camera to the pool so I don't have any pictures of that. After that we went home, popped some popcorn, grabbed some other snacks and watched a movie. Then, later on we gathered up a blanket, sun umbrella and some drinks and walked to the park by our house. There was a big celebration going on at the park so we decided to brave the heat and check it out. I'm SO GLAD we did! It actually wasn't all that hot, probably around 105 degrees when we first got to the park (much better than the 115+ it was supposed to be!) and there was plenty of shade to make it even better. Once the sun went down there was a nice breeze and it felt very nice. There was a lot to keep us entertained at the park. They had a pie eating contest, watermelon seed spitting contest, wiffleball tournament, water attractions for the kids, karate demonstrations, a BBQ and much more. They also had guys walking around with portable misters to spray you off if you were feeling hot (only in the desert). When the sun went down they were going to play a movie (The Sandlot) on a giant blow up screen, but they had technical difficulties. I was kind of bummed because I thought it would be so fun to sit in the park and watch a movie, but OH WELL! Instead they just started the fireworks show a little early. It was a great show. I don't remember why, but for some reason we didn't do anything last year for the 4th of July, so this was Addison's first fireworks show. We had so much fun just sitting on a blanket in the park, eating dinner, bumping into friends and watching all of the festivities around us. What a great day! I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!