Happy 4th of July!

What a fun filled day we had! We had my Aunt, Uncle, cousin Kim, her husband Jonathan, and their son Aaron over. We swam and cooked out (no pictures of that), but mostly the boys had fun with fireworks!

We started with a confetti bomb. Jackson freaked out when the confetti flew out until he realized it was just paper.

 Who doesn't love snappers?!?

 Aaron ran through the smoke from the smoke bombs, so Jackson had to try it too. It took him a few tries to be brave enough.

 Watching the snakes grow.

 Jackson and Aaron were buds all day. Jackson loves having a playmate besides mom and dad.

 After the fireworks, it was pie time! Brian made the pie special for me and it was delicious.

 My firecracker and me!

 Jackson was beyond excited to light off the fireworks he picked out with Brian that morning. This was his first time doing fireworks at our house. He was jumping up and down for about an hour before dark. We went out a little early and let him do his sparklers.

 I didn't watch the fireworks Brian was setting off because Jackson's faces were priceless. He would jump up and down the whole time Brian was lighting them.

 I guess a few were a little loud!

 The neighbors came down to join the fun too and brought their rockets.

 I wonder what they are all looking at?

You could see a lot of big fireworks from our house, especially from the pool. So, Brian and Jackson enjoyed a late night swim and some more fireworks.

At one point during the day, Jackson told Brian that this was a fun party. Then, a little later he told me I forgot the decorations for the party. (I guess he was expecting me to decorate like I did for his birthday.) I told him the fireworks on the table and the flag plates were our decorations. I guess I better get working on decorations for next year:)

And, I enjoyed one more slice of yumminess after a wonderful day!

So thankful to live in this great country!