The Fourth

The Fourth of July was a perfect beach day! The hurricane cleared out all the clouds but left us with some fantastic waves. A lovely way to end our week at the beach. 

Uncle Stephen build great sandcastles for everyone to destroy

Aaron is only happy with the beach if there is adequate food provided

Saying goodbye to Aaron & Ashley before they fly back to Tucson

Sand boy

My handsome husband wake boarding

"Daddy, help me make a smiley face in the sand?

Guess who got into Mom's blush that morning?

"NOT ENOUGH FOOD AT THE BEACH!"

Seth, Jason, Dan & Evan

Basically the closest Seth ever got to the water

Uncle Jacob is still Seth's favorite. They are truly kindred spirits.

Guess where Mom never thought to put sunscreen?

A happy boy in his moat

Joanna is a supermodel

Catherine thinks sparklers are too loud

Joanna Photobomber

Seth has this firework thing down

Jon, the distributor of sparklers

We finished off our Fourth of July by walking down to the beach and watching the technically-illegal-but-happen-every-year-anyway fireworks. The kids were thrilled with the glowsticks and glow bracelets I found at Aldi (and the parents were thrilled that they ended up being a great way to keep track of our kids on the dark beach). It definitely wasn't a professional show, but it was close by and pretty constant. The kids were mesmerized. Even Catherine, who usually hates this stuff, was enthralled by the "poppings in the sky." Fourth of July on the beach is definitely the way to go!