The 4th

We had a great holiday. We decided to lay low this year and not fight the crowds during the day. So, we stayed in our p.j.'s, and lounged around while watching the Hot Dog Eating Contest and listening to the very random 4th of July station on Pandora. Later in the afternoon, we set off some smoke bomb and threw some poppers with the girls. That was followed by a BBQ with our neighbors, some sidewalk chalking and watching everyone else fireworks light off fireworks. Fireworks weren't banned, but they were discouraged where we live, so we didn't want to be "those neighbors" but we were happy that there were "those neighbors" around us. ;) We did have a few sparklers and flowers that we light off. It was a few '2 year old' friendly show. 

 

I made some chocolate covered pretzels for the BBQ. I got jumbo twist pretzels, but I didn't think that they would be as hard to eat as they were. They were as thick as the rods, but much, much more awkward and impossible for the girls to bite into. Needless to say, they just sucked off the chocolate and needless to say, it got really messy real quick.

And the girls are looking to their left the entire time because that's where our neighbors were sitting and they love them.

Anyway, here's that photo bomb...

 

I love how much they look like twins in this picture...

And this picture reminds me of this picture from a year ago. Sophie loves her food. 

 

 And for our firework show...

 

Beautiful, right? Sophie thought so.

And one of me and Josh, just because I don't remember the last time we took a picture (especially a myspace-like picture) of the two of us.

 

Hope your 4th was great!