Happy 4th of July!

We were really excited about our 4th of July plans this year since Daddy finally had the day off from work. I'm not sure if he's ever had the 4th off the entire time we've been married! But unfortunately he was sick the whole night before and definitely not up to a long day of celebrating, so he stayed home and Wes and I continued on with our modified 4th plans.

In the morning we joined Grandma Susie, Auntie Jessica, Uncle Nino, Haley, Gia and Cash for the 4th of July parade in Irvine.

Wes was not a fan of the hat, but I managed to snap a quick pic with it on his head!
(the fingers are in protest)

All decked out in our Red, White and Blue and ready to march.

It was crowded and hot, but so much fun!

The kids in the parade throw candy to the kids watching on the sides, so Gia had the perfect seat on the front of the stroller, tossing out candy from her hat.

Once we saw Grandma and Uncle Nino, we decided to have a seat and watch the rest of the parade from the sidelines. The girls even caught a few pieces of candy :)

After the parade, Daddy still wasn't feeling well so we cancelled our plans to join our Fire Department friends for a block party and headed over to Grammy's house for some swimming, playing and a nap. I'm not sure why I didn't take any pictures there, but we had a fun afternoon with Grammy and Bampa.

Then around 5:30 we headed back to Grandma Susie's house for their cul de sac BBQ.

Grandma Susie recently bought this bounce house from a friend of hers and it was perfect for all the cousins!

After dinner we walked across the street to the lake to watch Woodbridge's fireworks show.

This is a horrible picture of me, but I had to include this one, since this is how Wes watched the whole fireworks show...just peeking out from his sweatshirt. He wasn't scared, he was just content that way :)

When we got home, Michael was feeling better, so we walked out to the street to watch some of our neighbors light off fireworks in the street. (It's still legal in Costa Mesa to do your own fireworks). And Wes kept telling us that fireworks make a "boomin' sound!"

Even though our plans changed, we still had a wonderful 4th of July!

Happy Birthday America!