4th of July Festivities

The Independence Day celebrations began at 9am today with a neighborhood parade from the end of our street down to the clubhouse, where there was music, ice Popsicles and a fire truck, after which the kids went swimming in the pool. 

I did have to work today but the good thing about only working 4 hours a day is that you can do it whenever, so I went in from 11:45 to 3:45 so I got to do the parade and hang out at the pool for a little but, then be home in time for the 4th of July BBQ, which Mort and Mary also came to. 

Once it got dark we had a little fireworks show in the driveway -- all the legal stuff that never leaves the ground -- but from the sounds of it plenty of people in the neighborhood are now lighting off the illegal kind!

Here are tons of pics!