Family, friends and fireworks

We started out our Independence Day holiday on the 3rd with the God and Country firework show in Nampa. My parents and  a few friends joined us. Trent's brother Dustin and his family were visiting from out of town so they joined along with the rest of us to a fun relaxing evening.

My mom ready to throw a lawn dart

Nick running after the bubbles with his friend Carson

Trent and our friend Kyle

Aunt Laura with Peter and Nick watching the fireworks

The finale...the firework show was not that great, but we had fun visiting and playing with friends and cousins anyways.

The next day we were doing a BBQ and then a firework show after... This is Trents loot (this is his favorite holiday so I let him splurge a little...yes it is like Christmas for him :))

My friend Ashleigh brought her awesome flag cake to go along with my moms homemade icecream

All the kids enjoying the icecream and snacks ( L to R) Bailey, Piper, Lexi, Kylie, Gage and Carson)

Our friend Kyle also brought quite the loot with his trunk filled with fireworks

Trent's step sister Traci and her cute family were able to join us for  some patriotic fun too!

We moved the firework show to my moms house because we were worried about our uptight neighbors and a few of our not so legal fireworks.

Trent got the hose and water ready (if you remember last year we started just a small fire)

Me and my one of my best friends Ashleigh and her cute baby Brinley

Lexi and Nick with Sparklers

baby Brinley just hanging out

 Nick staring at the multiple fountains

Luckily, we did not start a fire this year, but our neighbors almost burned the garage down. They had one of the aerial fireworks that shoot out about 9 high ones into the sky...it tipped over and shot straight into the garage like missles. Luckily none of them hit anything flammable, but when we walked into the smoky garage there were quite a few burn marks all over :) We had such a good time seeing so many family and friends to celebrate our freedom and share our holiday with.