My little firecrackers

We had a great 4th of July (well, 3rd of July actually since we celebrated yesterday) together as a family. We went to the parade in the morning and then took the whole crew to the fireworks at night. This was Maya's (and Bennett's) first experience with fireworks. We woke her up at 9:45 to head to the fireworks. She was confused about what we were doing. She loved the fireworks (and the popcorn she got to eat during it) and just kept saying bye-bye on the way home because she was sad they were over.

Jadyn made a little friend right before the fireworks started and the friend invited her to sit on her blanket. Those two little girls were hilarious because they were both silly and were getting excited with each firework and screaming whoa, rolling around, and just being funny. Maya then thought you were supposed to say whoa after each firework and started doing that as well.

Patriotic boy:


Maya loving spending time with Dad:


Jadyn not wanting to get her picture taken since she just skinned her knee on the sidewalk:


The happy family: (we were hot, tired, and hungry by this point :)
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Maya at the beginning of the fireworks:


Maya is still not quite understanding what we woke her up for:


Jadyn enjoying a little sparkler pre-show event!: