Baby, You're A Firework!

July 4th was kinda low key for us. I had to work that day and my cat was dying, so I really wasn't feeling up to lots of partying and such, but we had my parents come over to hang out with us and watch the fireworks in our back yard!


Fire!


I apparently can't draw hearts. . . .


S for Superawesome!


Fireworks!

This display lasted 30 minutes just like last year!

It really is a shame that we don't invite more people over to our house since we get this in our back yard.

Gonna have to find a new job if that is gonna happen though.

Or Shane will just have to prepare/set everything up.

The finale was CRAZY! Too bright for our settings! They said next year is going to be even better! Can't wait!

July 4th - Backyard Fireworks!

So when we moved into our neighborhood, our neighbor came over and introduced her and her husband as the "crazy neighbors that have the huge fireworks display". She wanted to let us know that if we wanted to have a July 4th party, they would be having fireworks. Now . . . with Shane's fam being from the area, we were aware of the fireworks. They are a pretty big deal, but having front row seats to it all was something we were KINDA excited about. Wish we could have planned a bigger party, but maybe next year!


They put up "NO PARKING" signs along the entire side of the road.


This was two hours before the fireworks actually went off. The entire road is lined with cars by show time!


We had a few people over (my parents, Behren, KC, her parents, and Sommer, Bry, & Bryce), so Shane made a kickin bonfire and we had some smores. I also had some fruit, philly chili cheese dip, crackers, and brownies out too.


Decided to bust out some sparklers before the big fireworks.


We had a lot of fun with them.


Maybe a little too much fun . . .


Here are some pics of the fireworks!


The fireworks lasted for 30 minutes! And there were some pretty big ones!


It was so nice to be able to see some fireworks this year since most of Erie cancelled theirs . . . and to be able to watch them from our backyard was even better.

It Was a Baby Rock 4th!

Shane and I's last weekend of chaos for a while . . . (thank goodness . . . not that we don't LOOOOVE seeing everyone, but we haven't been in our house on the weekend in over 4 weeks!)

got to go back home to Erie, PA where we met up with both of our families and some friends! the main reason we were home was for the shower of sommer & my niece! :-) it went rather well!! the food was delicious! i made a fun diaper cake w/my mommy! (see above pic)! great to see the fam! and sommer, bry, and baby rock got lots of fun prezzies! sommer looks amazing as always and had the cutest maternity clothes! the eating cake was fun & so cute! (found the saying online but don't remember where . . . sorry)

















we also got to go out on the boat (don & rita's) on lake erie! sooo beautiful out there! got to go swimming a little bit and see a HUGE snapping turtle! (luckily it wasn't when i was swimming.)

we celebrated marissa's birthday toO!! happy b-day sissy-in-law! :-)

i'll just say that it was so great to see all of our families! and the little time i got to spend with some of my friends was awesome!

sorry this post sucks . . i'm super exhausted from the past month and have TONS to say, but know you wouldn't read it if it were super long . . . so you can see my pics below for more deets (details!).

p.s. - mase never brought us the cuppies that she promised she would bring us . . . thanks mase. :-P


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Nothing like Celebrating July 4th w/some Hot Dogs & Vaseline!

Ha . . . so on digg.com (one of my fav sites to "waste" time at) . . . was this article .

But on a not so weird note . . . going home to good ol' Erie, PA this weekend!! Can't wait to see my fam and friends! It's another jammed pack weekend . . . brunch w/the dad's side Friday morn, cemetary to visit my grandpa & aunt, dinner w/mom's side, then back to shane's mommy's house to get ready for sommer's baby shower! saturday morn - baby shower, celebrating marissa's bday, ashley's grad party, appies & drinkies w/the girls saturday night, leaving early sunday morn for our long trip home . . . ugh . . it even sounds way too quick.

pray for some non-existent traffic and safe journeys!