I think I can safely say the only thing missing from our Fourth of July was the rain! Oh, wait, that's right, the rain did make an appearance. Not only did it make an appearance, it came and never left!! Boy, when Colorado decides to have some inclement weather it sure knows how to do it well. It rained off and on most of the day, then it poured for the rest of it. It also managed to drop the temperature to a nice 55 degrees! When you have wet kiddos, the temperature feels more like 40. Despite the weather my kids were troopers. They played in the rain like it wasn't even there. Jumped on the trampoline, volleyball games still were played and we even had some awesome BBQ! Our biggest problem arose when we were supposed to head down to watch the fireworks. It was by this time a downpour outside, and everything was wet and or muddy. So, we packed the little people up in the car along with my sister-in-law, who happens to be 9 1/2 months pregnant, in cars and went to find a nearby parking lot. The oldest two chose to walk with their cousins down to the field to get a closer spot. When the fireworks started we were lucky to see anything at all with the cloud coverage. The smoke they created didn't make things any better. Addy sat comfortably underneath an umbrella and admired each firework she saw, naming them for people she knows. "That purple one is for Addy.", "that blue one is for mommy!". Thanks to her, I was reminded why we were standing in the rain and enduring the cold. It was a celebration for our country and for all of us as a family. No type of storm was going to bring her down, and I wasn't going to let a little bit of water ruin my night either! I hope everyone was lucky enough to have had as wonderful a Fouth of July as we did!!
I think I can safely say the only thing missing from our Fourth of July was the rain! Oh, wait, that's right, the rain did make an appearance. Not only did it make an appearance, it came and never left!! Boy, when Colorado decides to have some inclement weather it sure knows how to do it well. It rained off and on most of the day, then it poured for the rest of it. It also managed to drop the temperature to a nice 55 degrees! When you have wet kiddos, the temperature feels more like 40. Despite the weather my kids were troopers. They played in the rain like it wasn't even there. Jumped on the trampoline, volleyball games still were played and we even had some awesome BBQ! Our biggest problem arose when we were supposed to head down to watch the fireworks. It was by this time a downpour outside, and everything was wet and or muddy. So, we packed the little people up in the car along with my sister-in-law, who happens to be 9 1/2 months pregnant, in cars and went to find a nearby parking lot. The oldest two chose to walk with their cousins down to the field to get a closer spot. When the fireworks started we were lucky to see anything at all with the cloud coverage. The smoke they created didn't make things any better. Addy sat comfortably underneath an umbrella and admired each firework she saw, naming them for people she knows. "That purple one is for Addy.", "that blue one is for mommy!". Thanks to her, I was reminded why we were standing in the rain and enduring the cold. It was a celebration for our country and for all of us as a family. No type of storm was going to bring her down, and I wasn't going to let a little bit of water ruin my night either! I hope everyone was lucky enough to have had as wonderful a Fouth of July as we did!!
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