Independence Day Celebrations

Sleeping peacefully while at the BBQ

My boss invited us to her neighborhood BBQ yesterday and we had a blast. Her neighborhood is the type I want to settle down and eventually live in. There is only one entrance/exit and the neighborhood goes in a circle. There are houses in the middle and the sides. Everyone knows each other and participates in the holiday celebrations. Two separate neighbors take a piece of their connecting fence down to bring the two big backyards together. Each backyard has a pool so there were a lot of kids playing in the pools. They had a huge bbq smoker that they put a huge pig on, plus there was a ton of grilled food. Not to mention each neighbor brought a different dish so needless to say there was an enormous amount of food there, and it was all delicious. Plus there was a neighbor who had an ice cream maker and made home made vanilla and strawberry ice cream. Someone also brought their snow cone machine. It was such an awesome time!!

Looking very festive in our American themed attire

With daddy!!

After the BBQ we watched J ( J refers to the little boy I watch. I want to respect his and his mom's privacy so we will go by initial only) for about 2 hours so his mom could get some work done. We drove down to the ocean front to get a peek of the festivities and WOW it was so busy down there. It took us 20 min to drive 2 blocks... it was crazy. After we dropped J back off at home we caught the beginning of one of the local firework shows. A bunch of people including us pulled over to watch the show. It was really awesome being able to enjoy the show, beat traffic and not have to pay for parking or to get in!! The view was not bad either.


All in all it was an awesome day!! I love living in this country and being an American. I know that freedom is not free and I am so thankful on this day and every other day for the men and women who have risked their lives to fight for us to remain the independent nation that we are. If any of my readers have served or know of someone who has I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate your sacrifice!!! I hope everyone had a safe and fun filled INDEPENDENCE day!!