When we moved to our new town, everyone raved about the Fourth of July festivities. Having now partook in our first, we were not disappointed. Despite early morning rain drops and clouds that never quite went away, it was a good day.
We were all up early to strategically place our chairs on the street for the parade, then watched mommy do the Run for the Pies 5K through our own backyard. Pancake breakfast at a local church was followed by an awesome kiddie parade. Kyle dressed the part and was thrilled to share her candy with kids. This was after getting over the realization that the kids were not going to throw it back. Then came the big parade with dancing horses, tractors, firetrucks, and more candy. It was all perfect, and everyone from young to old loved it. Grammi and Grampi even got to be there before driving back to Iowa.
The afternoon was then spent swimming at the hotel and grilling hot dogs and salmon. We had to add some Northwest flavor. Both kids crashed completely around 7am so no fireworks, but next year, we will be there. Plus visit even more of the activities that happen all around town. It was so great to see all these people come to the place we are learning to call home...and even better was seeing people we knew while there!
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