Ah, the Fourth of July! We left the cabin this morning and headed down south to see some Parry family relatives who were hosting a barbecue. Not only did they have lots of food plenty of shady spaces to sit, but they'd set up a giant slip-and-slide on the hill in their backyard. I went a few times with Anne. It took awhile for her to get comfortable sliding down without riding in my lap, but once she tried it, she loved it! She went with Millie again and again!
We stayed out there for a long time. Then Stockton, Jorja, Preston, and I changed back into dry clothes and spent some time up in the house's cool loft:
Stockton and Preston built a Mario Party board. I played as a pig. Jorja was a chicken. To earn the star, we had to chase the guy in the getaway car around the board until we caught up with him. It worked well and was pretty fun!
Preston also showed me this adorable teddy bear-
Plot twist
After cleaning up the loft, we took a trip to Wal-Mart to get some food and games. Then we split into two cars and drove to see the Melaleuca fireworks show. The parking lot was HUGE! ... More of a field, I guess. They had guys in orange vests waving people to their spots and everything. Then it was a long way to walk, across a canal through a bridge made of a boxcar. Sam's family had been waiting for us, and we found them pretty quickly, so that was great! We settled in and watched the sun set before the firework show.
The fireworks were awesome, and I was glad to see them. Getting back on the road, though, took forever. I rode in the Jeep with Dad, Preston, and Jorja. We were in line for about an hour, barely moving- if at all. It was a long trip home, with lots of music involved. We made it back to the cabin at 2:00 in the morning. But the fireworks sure were lovely.
