The Fourth of July

I have a feeling that spending the Fourth of July in California is going to become a tradition. The actual 4th was so fun and festive. We cooked out hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch and spent most of the day in the pool. There was a water balloon toss that could become a yearly competition. Allan and I were the big winners, but our victory was a little overshadowed by Aaron getting injured and having to get an x-ray to see if his elbow was broken after taking a nasty dive for a balloon and colliding with a sprinkler head (it wasn't broken, just bruised). After the adult toss we decided to let the kids in on the action for a while, but couldn't resist ending the afternoon with a huge water balloon fight. Only one kiddo took a balloon to the head and she bounced back pretty quickly.

We got all cleaned up and headed over to the country club for the Fourth of July festivities. All the kids, minus baby Catherine, got their faces painted and balloon art made. Claire got a kick out of the bounce house and Jacob's highlight was playing on the putting green and pulling up the little wind mill decorations.

We finished off the night with fireworks which we all loved, except for poor Caroline who spent the entire show hiding under her snuggle puppy. Claire actually fell asleep just before the grand finale, she was a little worn out after the super fun day. Jacob was in awe of the light show and didn't seem to mind the pops at all.

It was a great way to celebrate this great country we live in...happy birthday America!!!