4th of July

We started our 4th of July celebration with a neighborhood children's parade. William was lucky enough to be assistant Grand Marshall of the parade. He provided the music with his harmonica while the owner of the firetruck, Carter, drove. Carter was more than happy to let William drive; but, William is not the best driver. I think 911 would have been involved if William had remained in control of the firetruck. By the way, William and Lauren are wearing one of the outfits that I made for them.

After the children's parade, we took a trip down to Lake City, FL. There, we ate supper with Uncle Dean, Aunt Katherine, Great Mother (that is what W calls his great grandmother), and Great Grandad.
In these pictures, we are loaded up to walk to the lake from my grandparents house for the fireworks. Both the kids were already covered with bug bites; so, we weren't taking any chances tonight.
William liked the fireworks but, became quickly bored with them. When they were done, he wanted to know when we were going to see more. Lauren was terrified when they first started; but, after finding mommy and having some milk she was able to enjoy the show.