4th of July

It was hot and humid, but a backyard barbeque is a must on 4th of July! We were especially excited to try out the new grill we just bought the day before! My old grill finally died after 10 years of heavy use and there's no way we could survive the summer without one. So we went shopping and found this one at Home Depot for a great deal (including free full propane tank)!

We always go watch the fireworks show in Palm Desert, so we decided to do something different this year and have our own fireworks show at home! After all, that's one of the benefits of living in Indio. (They're illegal in almost every surrounding city.) So we went to 2 local fireworks stands and got a variety of goodies. Here's Kayla enjoying a popsicle while waiting for Daddy to start the fireworks.

The fireworks we got were disappointing. Apparently, if you want the good stuff, you have to spend more than $50! We'll probably go back to Palm Desert next year to watch the free show.

We got a ton of sparklers and at first, Kayla was too scared to hold one. But by the end of the night when there were no more fireworks left, she got brave and tried it. Then we couldn't go inside until she burned every last one!