Fourth of July

For the first time in as long as I can remember, it rained on the 4th of July.  There were tears at the thought of a cancelled parade.  Luckily at the last minute it got postponed to noon instead of 9:00.  The parade went on!  In the sprinkling rain!

Free snow cones!

tiger

Unfortunately the rain cancelled Village Fest.  But we found other fun.  We went to Leawood Park in the evening.  They had lots of inflatables (and fewer people than Village Fest...which Steve calls Line Fest).  It was our first time so we don't know if there were less people because of the weather or because you had to pay for wristbands.  But it was definitely a more fun experience without lines!

This girl climbed all the way to the top!

We watched the fireworks from our blanket on the hill.  It was an awesome view of the fireworks and all the people on the soccer fields below us.  It was one of the best fireworks shows we've ever seen!  Our rainy 4th of July was awesome!