4th of July

For the first time we went to the Eureka Fourth of July parade.  It was everything I love about a small town parade! We sat in the shade and it was the only way we would have been able to survive! Luckily, Main Street is lined with big trees providing plenty of relief from the sun.  This heat wave has been brutal with triple digit temperatures several days in a row.  We meet up with a few friends and the kids had a blast collecting candy.  I am pretty sure that mine both got hit in the head by flying candy because they weren't paying attention!                   

We spent the afternoon at home in the AC taking naps! We went to Ima and Pops for dinner and then headed to the river for the fireworks. 

Almost dark enough for the fireworks to start! 

 There are really no words to describe the heat.  It was just plain hot and humid and not a hint of a breeze.  My dad was a trooper to take us out on the river.  We actually saw one guy in an inflatable raft with two little oars - not so bright!  Anyway, we made it the Red White and Boom! The Star Spangled Banner was beautiful, but we dubbed it the Whitney Houston version because it was very looooong and we were ready for the fireworks to start.  At one point Elizabeth crawled into my lap and her denim skirt was damp.  I whispered in her ear that she could take her skirt off if she wanted.  She didn't want to because she didn't want other people to see her in her underwear.  I explained that it was just us and it was dark and that no one would see.  She said, "No thank you" paused for a moment, "Did I make a good choice mommy?"  I had to laugh.  Then she asked if she could take her shirt off.  I told her of course and then she said, "I'm chaining my mind, can I take my skirt off too?"  So if we can try to forget the excessive heat we can remember EB dancing in her underwear to Proud to Be an American! Grant enjoyed the fireworks but was tired and almost fell asleep during them. His t-shirt was damp with sweat too! Both kids fell asleep on the boat ride back.  We tucked them into bed at midnight!