It’s always fun on the 4th! This year we stayed home to participate in the community bike parade and picnic. Lilly had a blast decorating her bike and Robin’s car and our neighbor Elsa tagged along with Lilly as they biked around the lake with the other kids. Our friends Kirsten, Scott, and Mack joined us for the games (potato sack races, three-legged races, balloon toss, etc) and picnic. We were amazed by how many kids there were! Robin was exhausted by the time we sat down for the picnic, which included lemonade, bbq, and rootbeer floats, but Lilly continued to have fun playing with her friends and even helped the neighbors out with their lemonade stand.

Later that evening we dined on (vegetarian) hot dogs, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and potato salad. No fireworks this year due to the fireworks but we’ll make up for that next year in Seattle! Happy 4th!!

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