The 4th festivities continued later in the afternoon with a gathering of neighbors for the Red, White & bLuau! The original plan was to eat, drink & hula around outside, but the usual Colorado afternoon rainstorm rolled through and lingered a little longer than usual ... so we moved the party indoors. That certainly didn't put a damper on the fun as the kids played and the adults chatted while eating Hawaiian fare. We have some very entertaining neighbors who have all sorts of interesting skills, so the evening also included some juggling and magic. What fun! After the first round of entertainment, we moved on to some low-key fireworks. We could only find grounded fireworks ... nothing that flies up in the air. Therefore, we had to skip the dangerous stuff like Roman candles, bottle rockets, and parachute men, but sparklers, snakes, and smoke bombs were oh-so-thrilling and just perfect for our young crowd. The grand finale of the evening was standing in our driveway and on our neighbor's deck watching 2 different firework shows at the Air Force Academy and Palmer Lake. What a 4th of July to remember ... our first one here was a BLAST!
Cute neighbor kids. Luke with his buddies Jake & McKenna.
After the rainstorm passed, the kids didn't mind
jumping on the wet trampoline!
Leahys who luau.
Kat & Debbie ... neighbors and runner friends.
Who knew our street was full of such talented entertainers?!
Todd and his wife Melissa are juggling clubs, while James
juggles in the grass. Such a great memory from the evening!
These shirts come in adult and children sizes.
We own both.
The kids all lined up and ready to watch fireworks!
Ready, set, SPARKLE!
Melissa helps Gavin with his sparkler.
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