Block Party

We had our annual 4th of July Block party on Friday night

It was a good thing because it basically rained the rest of the weekend

We started by having the street blocked off and the kids got to ride their bikes in the street

Bonzai Falls - It was a big hit again this year

Everyone enjoyed it - except London

I am a mean mommy

I did send her down once - she politely  informed me she did not like it

but Megan said she would of done the same thing

London choose to show off her cartwheel abilities instead

Amy J mixed up some sidewalk paint

I think this was London's favorite activity - she painted until it was all gone

Real simple - you mix equal parts or cornstarch and water and add food coloring

mix it with a hand mixer and presto - you've got paint. 

Our street looked great. The paint gets brighter as it drys

Sweet Baby Gretchen enjoying the activities

We also had a firecracker walk

Water balloon toss

I think it turned out to be more of a water balloon fight

London not sure what to do with them

Then came out the food

It was great - we had way more food than we needed (as always)

This was the last picture I took

not sure what happened but I guess I was enjoying the visiting and eating

just enjoying the moment - watching all the kids have so much fun together

 The firework display was great

Thanks to all the guys that took time to shoot them off

I think it was  11:00 PM by the time I took London into bed

Sorry I missed the adult after hour water balloon fight

Once again we've proved we've got the BEST neighbors

My neighbors blogged it  - you can see all the pictures I missed

amy d blogged it here

amy j blogged it here

megan d blogged it here