Finally the Fourth

The fourth hasn't been a holiday that has stuck out as one of my favorites. Too many people too many crowds. All that waiting for a few fireworks. Well i have changed my mind and it because we did something totally different this year. Our neighbor told us that we could see the fireworks from our street. We live at the end of a culdasac (which i love.) So we trusted this neighbor and planned a barbecue with our neighbors and had a blast. Instead of traditional hot dogs and hamburgers we had carni asada. Our good friends down the street decided that sounded better too and it was great. I made star sugar cookies and brownies and we had some fun poppers for the kids. And yes we sat on our street and watched the fire works right in front of us. It ended up being a great night with no crowds and the fireworks went on for 30 minutes. AND when it was over we walked straight into our beds :) Here is Ryan with best friend Brice throwing poppers
Lacy sporting her princess cruiser

On the actual fourth( firework show was the third here) we drove up a mountain that is close to us to find the little river flowing through. We found it and it was pretty little. More like a stream at this spot but perfect for the kids. We played for about an hour.

Ryan's true boy came out he took off his shoes and play in the moss and the mud

I love this picture.. look closer

We caughtt little baby frogs. Ryan is actually holding one. If you look real close its in between his fingers. Oh how the kids loved to catch something moving..