Happy 4th of July!!!!!

I love 4th of July. It's the best part about summer. Today was a lot of fun, but the rain tried to ruin it all. We didn't let it.

This morning Michaela and I walked in our city's parade with girl scouts. It rained right up until we were about 3/4 of the way through the route. But, we still had fun. I was really impressed with how well the girls did and the parents that showed up. I was also really impressed with the fact that so many girls and their parents came and walked with us. Everyone that participated deserves a great big pat on the back!

After the parade we came home and got dried out. We had a couple hours to just chill. I got pictures uploaded and got the coolers ready to go. Michael took a nap and the kids watched a little t.v. Then, we were off Michael's brother's house.

There was a big crowd there this year. It was a lot of fun, though. We had TONS of great food. My niece was the "d.j." She played music that she and her dad had downloaded to their iPod. We all danced, too. We did the Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle, and Macarana. More than once. I am going to be sore, especially since we were dancing on a hill. But, it was well worth it!

It rained in the middle of one of our dances. So, we got wet, again. But, that did not stop us, at all. It was just too much fun.

The kids and the dads played wiffle ball. They had a lot of fun with that, too. The conversation was great and of course my SIL and her sister were crazy as ever. But, that's part of the reason we love them.

They had TONS of fireworks. They started shooting them off between 8:00 and 9:00 pm. We managed to get to watch most of them. We seemed to be entertaining the people across the street, too. Some of them danced on their porches when we were dancing and others came out and sat on their driveways to watch our fireworks.

Then, it started raining HARD, again. It also began to lightening and thunder, so we went inside. By this time I was really tired and did not have any energy to fight the gloom of the rain. So, we came home. Now, I just want to feel dry and not soggy for a long time! But, it was a really good day and I enjoyed it all.