Fireworks/Fourth of July

 On July 3rd we got together with Nathaniel's family for fireworks on the pickle ball court.  The kids got to do sparklers and Dave and Nathaniel shot off some of the fireworks they bought.

 Abi with a sparkler.

 Kaitlyn with a sparkler.

 Mom and Ellie

On the Fourth of July we went to Kingston's Tiny Town.  The kids either rode they pony ride or went down the big slide.  (They didn't have the bouncy houses this year for some reason).  They also did a few games and face painting.  Then we watched the parade with my mom and the Darley cousins (Kevin's kids).  Eleanor was not very impressed and just wanted to run around.  She was also tired and ended up falling asleep towards the end of the parade. The rest of the kids just wanted the candy that the people in the parade were throwing.

Abi on the pony ride.

Kaitlyn on the pony ride.

Kaitlyn and Abi with their face paint on.

Waiting for the parade to start.

We thought we had been smart and parked in a better place for leaving after the parade, but due to a very sad accident, Miller Bay Road was closed and we had to go back around through Kingston and get home a different way.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Brother Fosters family at this sad time of his death.

The rest of the day was spent at our home with my family, my brother Kevin's family, and Nathaniel's family.  We had a BBQ and the cousins ran around playing and even Alex and Jacob got involved playing with the kids and playing basketball with each other.  It was fun to see everyone having such a great time!