A SLIGHTLY ASIAN 4TH OF JULY

WE DECIDED NOT TO GO TO THE BEACH FOR THE 4TH AS DREW HAD TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND THE TRAFFIC ON THE WAY BACK IS HORRIBLE.  SO WE HAD TRADITIONAL JULY 4TH FOOD, INCLUDING KATIE'S MANDATORY APPLE PIE AND ICE CREAM.

WE HAD SPARKLERS AND SMOKE BOMBS AND "POP IT'S" FOR JIA IN THE BACKYARD AND THEN WE COULD SEE FIREWORKS ACROSS THE LAKE.  ANNA'S BOYFRIEND, VICTOR WAS VISITING SO THEY HELPED JIA WITH HER FUN. (KATIE STAYED IN THE HOUSE, I CANNOT GET A PICTURE OF HER EVEN THOUGH I WOULD LOVE TO, SHE REFUSES.