4th of July

Jeremy's parents had their annual 4th of July celebration.  There was probably about 40 people there, and about $500 worth of fireworks.  Jeremy and his brother tend to go a little nuts on this day.  They are a bit like a kid in a candy store....they just can't get enough of it.  We had to cut the show a little short this year due to the incoming storms, but everyone had a blast. 

Hallie was covered in sand...

Hallie kept saying she was scared of the loud noises, so Pierson was protecting her.  He told her to think about rainbows and butterflies.  haha. 

Pierson and cousin Lili..

Big Dave and Dot Dot came for the party....

We got home around 1030, and this one fell asleep about 5 minutes before we got home.  However, I did wake her up for a bath.  I couldn't stand to put her to bed so dirty.

My request (bribery) for a picture before church didn't go so well...

We did a few sparklers with our neighbors on the night of the 4th.  This is the first year not to be able to shoot fireworks off in our neighborhood.  However...a lot of people still did them.  Luckily we can look out of Pierson's window upstairs and see so many fireworks from all over the city.  Fun!

It was such a fun, and HOT 4th of July weekend with the family.  This is the first year that Pierson really cared much about fireworks and had so much fun.  Hallie wasn't real sure about all of it and said she didn't like the loud noises!