We were pretty well prepared this year for Fourth of July. Rita decorated her bike in advance of the neighborhood parade; and she practiced enough on the bike so she was able to ride by herself in the parade. And despite the water restrictions, we were lucky to have a neighborhood fire truck come out and let the kids play with the fire hose for a while.

Later that night, we brought along a picnic and enjoyed the fireworks at the Four Seasons Resort which is located about 10 minutes from our home. They open up the golf course to the locals and put on a really nice fireworks display.