4th of July 2011

Two years ago we had heard that the Summerlin 4th of July parade was going to be amazing… to be short, it was lame. Last year we went to the parade in boulder city and absolutely LOVED it. They have the water parade and we all get soaked. They had a giant water truck that just soaked the whole sidewalk. So this year we decided to go back to boulder city. It was stormy the day before so no one was quite sure what to expect but luckily it was a perfect day. It was a bit humid but cloudy so that was nice. The kids enjoyed seeing the parade and Bentlee especially loved seeing all the animals.
When the water part came the kids were hoping to get more wet but since we hadn’t brought any water guns or balloons no one was waging war against us. They still loved watching it all though. Its such a fun sight to see. Thousands of people in a giant water fight, its great. It was all fun and games until an accident occurred and they had to stop the parade. A boy wasnt paying enough attention and ran into the middle of the road right in front of a jeep. The parade kind of fizzled after that and we all slowly left.
We took the kids home and played a few board games before lunch and naps. That night we were headed out to the Park in Boulder city to enjoy the fireworks. The kids got to play at the park for a few hours and then the light sticks came out when it got dark. Such simple things bring so much joy to all the kids. And since we can get a lot at the dollar store for cheap it makes it even more fun.