Happy 4th of July!!! It is my second favorite holiday of the year and in my opinion, the best place to enjoy it is in Provo starting the day with the parade and ending it with fireworks with family bbq's in between. Unfortunately, we weren't in Provo, we couldn't find a parade to go to, there are always fire bans in Harris County and we have no family to have bbq's with, but we DID go see the fireworks!
(Watching a pre-fireworks volleyball championship)
It is usually so wet and muggy on the 4th that we've just watched them on TV, which is NOT the same. It's been so dry here, which also translates to less humid, so it was great. And since Houston is the 4th largest city in the U.S. I was always afraid of the crowds, but they were fine!
(waiting for the show to begin and looking so cheerful)
Houston has the largest "land-based" fireworks show in the nation (FYI) and without meaning to turn my back on my roots, it lived up to it's name!! It was only about 20 minutes long, but it was like a finale the whole time. It was so amazing, I didn't even think to take pictures!
The actual finale was so intense you could feel it down to your hair roots. There were quite a few that we had never even seen or heard. It. Was. Great. The kids said it was worth the 3 hour wait and hearing the ice cream truck next to us play the same song about 324 times. We've decided that if we can't get to Provo for the 4th next year, Houston just might be a great alternative!
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I"m glad you had fun. We were at mom and dad's house and my brother did a great show in the street in front of their house, I have pictures. Before he got over there though, we were watching them from the comforts of mom and dad's pool! Good Times!
The 4th just isn't the same without you guys here. We kept saying that all day. Hopefully you can come next year (even though we don't have the largest land based firework show).
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