Independence Day

 Independence day was much busier than normal.  We spent most of the day working on the deck we're building by the pool.  Before that was completely done (we're SO close) Auntie Kina, Cassie, Daniel (her husband), Gabe and Macy came over for a barbecue and fireworks.  

Of course there had to be a tank war, the visiting guys joined in with gusto!  Who can resist shooting tiny fireworks at other fireworks.

As usual, we ended up with a burning pile at the end.

The boys had a great time with the smoke bombs.  Cassie is nervous with fireworks so Gabe hasn't been around them much.  Carson and Dillon were quite happy to show him how to enjoy the fireworks to their fullest potential.

Of course there had to be sparklers!

And flash bombs.

More sparklers!

A near endless supply of flash bombs.  We ended up tucking away some for next year.  Our adult eyes couldn't handle the flashing anymore, especially mine since they're still pretty light sensitive.

Kayda was able to capture some pretty good shots of our favorite fireworks.

Our neighborhood was as intense as ever.  A lot of people started lighting them off randomly as early as mid-June.  So the fireworks on the actual day start first thing in the morning.   The kids had a great time having the extras kiddos around and for the second time in a row we've got extras fireworks to use next year.  This year was fortunately just an over abundance of little things.  Last year was because Daddy was so sick, I kept some tanks for him to do with the kids... It never happened so they got used in our tank wars this year.