Fourth Of July Celebrations

This past weekend was Independence Day. Burney holds all it's celebrations on the Saturday closest to the 4th...so, Shane and I headed out to the parade with the boys. Elliot got really tired and fell asleep at the start of the parade. Amazingly, he was able to sleep through the bag pipes, car horns, screams and cheers; however, he woke up when the fire trucks, police cars etc went by with their sirens wailing and horns honking. Hayden was in truck heaven. He loved the bag pipe band; but, he adored the fire trucks, cement mixers, flat bed trucks and all the other big vehicles.
After the parade, the boys took a nap and then Shane and I took Hayden over to the neighbors while Shirley looked after Elliot for us. The neighbors have a wonderful pool in their back garden that Hayden and I took complete advantage of. They also had finger foods that Hayden indulged in. Shane and I had a great time as well - we got to chit chat and hang out with our neighbors and friends. It was a lovely afternoon.
None of us made it to the fireworks in the evening. The boys fell asleep and so Shirley, Shane and I watched some of them from our back garden.
On our way to the parade:
Shane and Hayden awaiting the trucks:
In the pool at the neighbors: