4th of July

On July 4th, Nic and I took Hudson to the Acton 4th of July parade. I was bummed we missed it last year and knew he would enjoy it so I insisted this year. It was a blast. Hudson really liked it and I ran into a bunch of friends, including one of my best friends from elementary school and junior high, Brittany Watson (Dunn). 

After the parade, we went home and had a delicious lunch.I made firecracker burgers, grilled veggies and we had some desserts. That afternoon, we went to the Elliot's house for a BBQ. Jack and Jemma are friends of ours from our Labor of Love classes, there daughter Kaia is just a bit younger than Hudson. Our other friends from the class Jessica, Jordan and Sage were also there. Hudson, Kaia, and Sage had a great time playing together. 

After the BBQ, we went to the Valencia mall to watch the fireworks. We went last year and had such a great time so we thought it would be fun to go again. Hudson was a bit scared when the fireworks first started, but then he ended up loving it. Every time I firework exploded he shouted bam, bam. It made everyone around us smile and after the show a few people told me how cute and well behaved he was. I tried to video, but it was so dark that you couldn't see Hudson or Nic. I thought I got a video of the finale which was bright enough to light up their faces, but something weird happened and it didn't record. Oh well, the memory of their smiling faces enjoying the fireworks will be something I always remember. I love making memories like this with my family!