Unfortunately, the rain ended up raining out the pool party we’d planned to attend this afternoon. But, we made lemonade out of lemons and took Crawford to see Toy Story 3! We got there with about 10 minutes till show time and got the last 3 seats in the house. Which meant we were literally on the front row! Crawford wasn’t leaving so we settled in for an up close and personal show. It was a tad scary – but he didn’t flinch. The kid loves the movies.
Con stayed home with Babe and Pops and the finalized the party prep. The pool portion of the party was canceled – but we had a ton of food – so the dinner portion was still on.
We got so lucky because the sky cleared and we had a great evening with great friends, amazing food and spectacular fireworks. Babe & I made appetizers. I got there late – so I only got a shot of her fruit plate after most of the fruit was gone. It was so pretty!
Low point in parenting – this is the kids counting and playing with beer tops. Don’t judge – I needed anything to keep them busy :)
Sue-Sue with the assist!
Our neighbor who always puts on the show recently underwent surgery – so he only did a “few” fireworks. This is what a few looked like!
We contributed a few! Amanda was so nice and brought us all of these from her dad’s stand. They were some of the best of the evening!
Oh how I love the pics below. The kids decked in red, white and blue on the front steps. Growing up, my cousins and I would compete to see who could have the most red, white & blue on. Have I mentioned I’m crazy about this holiday?
The kids had dessert out front. By far the most they ate all evening.
Conlee scared me a bit because at 7:00 she was cuddled up and rubbing her eyes. But she was a rock star – was up until 10:00!
All of the houses on my corner decided to shoot ours on the 3rd! Here’s one of the crowds.
Crawford’s favorite – the fire truck Cole gave him.
The biggest hit of the night were the blow bracelets I got for $1 at Target!
Mom treated the entire crew to homemade ice cream! We are by far the most popular folks on the block now!!!!
After everyone left (about 10:45) – I sampled the ice cream with praline sauce. Yum, yum.
I so want to move (to get more room) but a night like tonight makes me LOVE my neighborhood. I don’t think I could stand the thought of leaving!
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