Avery's first fireworks

Avery on the scooter (wearing my niece's dress, hers got all wet)

The kids getting their hair spray painted in the back yard.

Some of the little kids eating dinner.

Roan, who never smiles for me. (That is just a shadow of a balloon on his face)

The family watching the fireworks

Avery and mommy

WOW!

A little bit of a brighter one.

So this isn't Avery's first 4th of July, but it is the first time she was awake for the fireworks. Every year for the past 8 years (except for last year) we go to my sister-in-laws mom's house for 4th of July. The fireworks used to be set off directly in front of her house, but two years ago they changed the location to a park near her house. We always have a great time with them and enjoy the wonderful food and company. There must have been at least 20 different desserts to choose from this year. :) yum. Anyways, it was good to spend time with family, especially my nephew Roan. Two weeks ago he was attacked by there family dog and spent three hours in surgery, praise God it was all cosmetic and he is well on his way to a full recovery. During the party Avery spent so much time with her cousins and friends. They played with the water table and rode bikes and scooters. When it got dark we walked to another friends house to watch the fireworks. Avery was a little scared at first, but by the end she was saying "wow." She was quite tired as it was really late for her, but was a trooper. Such a fun day.