Our fourth of July, Cali style

We started out our day by going to the HB fourth of July parade. This parade happens to be the biggest 4th of July parade in the United States. The day before the parade grandpa Joe went and found us the perfect spot to sit. Down in Cali instead of having to go and set out blankets and chairs to save your spot, people just use chalk and write their last name and mark off what they need. Pretty good idea, but I don't think it would fly here in Utah.

All decked out in our red, white, and blue.

Avery was way tired for the parade.

Grandma got two new kittens and unfortunately Avery broke out in hives. We had to give her benadryl and it made her sleepy.

Here we are waiting patiently for the parade to start.

Everyone in Huntington Beach rides on beach bikes. It's much better than trying to drive down town, especially on a day like this. Luckily for us our walk was only one block :)

Here is a fire truck that was in the parade. One of the first ones ever made. It was found and restored.
Here is the girl scouts float. Oh how I wish this was a real cookie!
And my favorite, a huge wagon.

I didn't get a picture of the convertible that had Darrell, from Storage Wars ridding on (Morgan and I love that show) I did however get his autograph (he he) And no, I didn't ask for it, his wife asked me what Carson's name was, and then Darrell gave me a signed picture of himself. I think the t.v show he is on is getting to his head.

After the parade we hung out at the beach and stuck around for the fireworks. It was so awesome to see the fireworks while sitting on the beach listening to music playing to the show.

Happy 4th of July!!