July 4th

FYI, if you don’t like fireworks then this probably isn’t the post for you!

Our first July 4th, 4th of July or Independence Day depending on your preference was spent relaxing in the sunshine. We’ve had a good few days of sun now and long may it continue. After some soccer at Lake Hills Park in the morning the afternoon was spent lazing around in the garden – I think this is a definite requirement of the resolution of independence as proposed by Richard Henry Lee.

Just after 6pm we headed over to Bellevue Park where the Eastside spectacular had been going since early in the afternoon. Harry and Toby launched themselves into a variety of bouncey slides and obstacle courses without any of their normal hesitation. Maybe their confidence is growing? They would normally require some persuading.

After dinner at the Cheesecake Factory it was back to the park for the fireworks. Apologies in advance for the shaky camera (occasional altering of sound quality and lack of focus!) but if I’d known the display was going to last for seventeen and a half minutes I would have gone to the gym to train for the holding steady of a camera. Pins and needles in my right leg didn’t help either but hey, it was July 4th and I was going to record every last second of it!

Part 1 is as follows:

httpv://youtu.be/Rms0YWD9_bQ

Part 2 is here:

httpv://youtu.be/xGgFAWIgM_s

I would say I split the video up in order to give you a break however it was just because Youtube wouldn’t let me upload a video that is longer than 15 minutes. You’d have thought the fireworks team would have taken this into consideration and shortened their display accordingly. All in all the display was very good (a bit better than Northampton but it was close!) and best of all was the fact that Toby watched it all and didn’t cover his ears at any point. Confidence and bravery was clearly flowing through him tonight!

If having watched that display you think it lasted quite a while then you will be pleased to know that for about every minute the display lasted we spent 3 sat in the car park trying to get out! Their organization at big sporting events and the like is normally pretty good but I guess most of the police had taken the day off to celebrate Independence Day! Never mind, it’s all part of the fun!