How did you celebrate the 4th of July?

This week our family's favorite activity was watching the fireworks in Grand Haven last night.  As a family we had never attempted going because of how late the show always started and with our daughters' fear of fire and noise.  There was fire, but we sat across the channel FAR away from any debris.  It was noisy, but we brought along ear muffs to muffle the sound.  It was late, but none us seemed to mind as we sat in our kitchen eating ice cream at 11:45 PM.  Of course because we were up late we missed our annual breakfast with Tim's great aunts this morning.  However, we did get a chance to see the candy fair parade in Grandville.  It was a tradition Leah and Elizabeth couldn't miss even with the near 90 degree temperature.  Although the girls raved about the BIG fireworks downtown (Elizabeth claimed they were the best she's ever seen!) we did have fun watching our neighbors put on a display of their own in our cul de sac on Friday night.