Tuesday, July 17, 2007

4th of July Fun


Sydney fighting fires
Originally uploaded by jason_m_thomas
For the 4th of July we stayed in the neighborhood. They had a kids parade led by a Westminster fire truck and we managed to convince Sydney to ride her big girl bike. I think that was a mistake though, because I ended up pushing her most of the way around the neighborhood. After the parade the firemen set up the hose and let the kids take turns "operating" it. Sydney was really into it and loved sitting in the firetruck. They bought fried chicken and drinks and everyone else brought a dish to share which made quite the feast.

That evening we went to Ryan and Amy's house to help Ryan celebrate his birthday. Later we decided to head to the Broomfield Commons soccer fields to watch the fireworks. The weather was iffy with some strong wind and weird clouds but we went anyway. While we were sitting there we could see Westminster and Thornton start their fireworks but nothing from Broomfield. Eventually everyone started leaving so we did too. About half way home, BOOM starts the Broomfield fireworks. Thanks for the notification Broomfield. :-P What a bummer, but at least we were able to see them from home if not feel them. We finally ended up at another neighborhood party where Sydney got to try some sparklers. After that it was time for bed.

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