This is the second year we went to the Freedom Festival parade. We had fun but it's so hot and crowded that I'm not sure this will last for our family traditions for the day.
We walked around the booths for a bit and got this family picture and free sun glasses.
We went to Seven Eleven after to cool off with a slurpee. It's perfect for our family because if you buy seven slurpees you get one free.
We feel so blessed to be in such a great neighborhood. The Culdesac of Fire does not disappoint. This year we all chipped in to plan it. We started with water activities in the afternoon.
Then we had dinner. I was in charge of this. We had pulled BBQ chicken from Costco and hotdogs. Then everyone brought sides and dessert.
Everyone who attends pays a certain amount per adult and child. Most of the money goes towards fireworks but some of it goes towards the food, drinks, etc. My neighbor used her extra fridge to keep the drinks cold. It was quite the site.
There are plenty of activities after dinner to entertain the kids until it gets dark. We had a bike parade, carnival, face painting, pinata, crafts, and chalk art.
A fire truck was driving around and happened to come down our street. They parked and let all the kids go in the fire truck. We couldn't have planned it better.
The whole night went by so fast.
Of course Kaden had his face painted like his favorite character.
We ended the night with a beautiful fireworks show. There were a lot of aerial fireworks going on around us too so there were plenty of fireworks to see. We had such a fun day that we didn't want to go in when it was all over.
