Not Gonna Lie.... Fireworks photography is the BOMB!

I had a blast last night with my camera.... pun TOTALLY intended! Here are just a few! Enjoy! (The venue was the Riverfest in St. Charles... good show!) You'll have to fill in your own "ooh's & aaah's"!

 

Our 4th of July girl herself... wearing mom's hat and shoes! Ready to go to the Riverfront!

Ya gotta eat!

Syd with her mommy; all grins for the Fourth of July!

A little flag-waving fun with daddy!

Red velvet cupcakes with patriotic decorations! See our wiki for the recipe.

Our family LOVES food! In fact, I would have to say that food is one of the very best things we do! We even have our own family wiki site with loads of our favorite recipes on it. On July 4th, we outdid ourselves with food... we even had red, white, and blue cocktails! So here are a few shots of us and some of our latest "creations". Bon appetit!

One of Ed's recent Italian creations... Italian Sausages grilled and served with Orzo Prima Vera.

And the finale.... the Rocket Bomb Pop Cocktail! Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birthday USA! - July 4th Fun

Asher and Gabriel wait for Parade to come by!

The St. Charles West Marching Band!

It was a fantastic July 4th! The rains that had been forecast stayed away and we had a picture perfect day! We started by going to the parade... and St. Charles knows how to do a 4th of July Parade like almost no other town does! Enough candy is tossed to kids on the sidelines to rival a Halloween size haul! People come from all over to watch the one and a half hour spectacle!
After the parade, we went home to enjoy the pool and eat, eat, eat. (See Gret's blog link for details on that fun!) and then about 8:30 we took the kids down to the river to see the fireworks. Three sets of little eyes were about as big as saucers as they watched the sky... oohing and ahhing! It was almost more fun to watch the grandkids' reactions than the fireworks themselves. All in all, it was a PERFECT celebration of America's 232nd year!

Katie and Dad!

Nathan and Rhylah

Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty even showed up!

Rhylah tries her first lolly while wearing her parade beads!

Kate and Rhylah