July hasn't even hit its midpoint and we have already done so much. We spent our 4th with Brian's entire family. We basically lived on the boat or at the pool. Each day was jam packed with fun in the sun. Between Brady's birthday, family coming in town, and planning Brian's surprise 30th (more on that in a later post) it truly has been a whirlwind of craziness. Not to mention the final piece of our office renovation goes in tomorrow! (Another post on that one coming soooooooon.)
Our community goes all out for holidays. When we were newlyweds minus a kid we rarely thought twice about joining the fun, but now I look forward to all of the celebrations. One of our newest traditions is the 4th of July neighborhood parade. The fire station leads the way while all of the neighborhood kids deck out their bikes in streamers and balloons and race to the park. There the truck lets the hose go full blast at the top of the ladder and the kids stand under the sprinkler. Brady was seriously enthralled with all the big kids. It won't be too long before he is joining them.
If you remember last year's 4th of July was full chaos. We wanted to go down to the middle of town to watch fireworks and set up camp. Well apparently so did everyone else in Lake Wylie. It was so crowded and with a one week old babe it was pretty stressful. So this year we took the "less is more" mantra and set up on the green by our house. We saw every fire work, it wasn't too loud, and there was maybe a handful of people around us. Perfect setup for cold drinks and soft music. Plus it made for one a happy baby.
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