Independence Day

I love the 4th of July! The parades, fireworks, bbq's, watermelon, and friends. The nice part about the 4th of July in Maumelle, Arkansas, is that you can get it all and not the crowds.

We got to the parade about 3 minutes before it started. parked. pulled the chairs out. waved to our friends in the parade. collected TONS of candy, t-shirts, balls, cookies etc. loaded up the chairs. walked to the car. A TOTAL of less than 30 minutes. It was great! Nothing fancy, just the necessities. The kids only care about the candy anyway.

Then we headed home to have a bbq with our new neighbors, the Gardiners. They are just starting an ophthalmology residency. SO glad we aren't just starting! Food was good, company was fun.

Then off to the fireworks at the lake. Once again, it's nice to live in a small town. pull up and park, watch the 20 minutes fire works and home for bed. The kids got to do everything you do on Independence Day and we didn't have to loose them in the crowds.