we were invited to our friend's pool party for the fourth.
it rocked.
annie's two buddies.
the kids liked to be thrown by craig!
two of MY buddies…keeping cool with their toes in the water.
after a few hours in the pool….the snow cone machine came out and everyone got to make their own.
annie made me a pineapple one….yummy!
the party house has a turtle habitat in their backyard.
they brought them out for turtle races.
i love turtles…i think they are adorable!
talby was a tattoo artist helping the hostess with her very own AMERICA face tat.
and the fireworks began….
a closed off culdesac is the best place for fireworks!
we love america. usa! usa! usa!
my family is in love with fireworks.
i have still never lit one and have no desire to.
once it was dark we had wonderful seats to a professional level fireworks show…the REAL deal…right there in the culdesac!
it was amAAAAAAAAAzing.
some i had never seen before.
our fourth was really fun.
the kids crashed in bed and slept in until 9:00!
loved it.
how was yours?
Kirsty - Hi! This is my first time at your blog and I have my boys sitting here with me (3 guys under 6) and they’ve been scanning this post for ages now! Talking about every picture – so funny. 🙂 So your family is a hit at my house and I don’t know you at all. Funny how this works.
Best,
Kirsty
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Ali - Looks like such a fun 4th! I can’t believe all the terrific colors, striped pool towels, colorful swimsuits, sprinkled cupcakes, strawberries, blueberries, your polka dot shirts w/ red cardigan, fireworks packaging…ahmazing!
Wow, turtle races, fun floats, a snow cone machine, pool time, sparklers! So all American! You and your friends know how to celebrate!
~ Ali
Tiffany - i’m shaking my head, only Meg would have a friend who has a dang turtle habitat for turtle races. how kool is that!? i luvd my front row seat to the festivities in what felt like 3DHD, it’s like a sitcom here 🙂
tara - love the pictures from your 4th celebration with friends. your pictures are so CRISP.
Katie - Awesome pics! Just wondering…what mode are you shooting in for the pool and sparkler pics?
adrienne - those are amazing pics of kids with the sparklers… love the heart by talby
Cindy - The turtle race pictures rock!
andrea - My daughter was jealous of the pool! Also, she asked how you did the pictures with the sparklers. I tried to explain about long exposure time but I think I will just have to show her. She really wants to try.
Turtles are my FAVORITE animal. There is just something about them that makes me go “Ah, aren’t they cute!”
Julie - Glad you guys had such a fun 4th. We had thunder and lightning. I saw this and thought of you so thought I would share.
http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com/2010/06/kids-craft-rainbow-sneakers.html
Tanya H - I love to watch fireworks but I am scared of them. 🙂 We went to the city show with some friends who saved a spot NEXT TO the caution/safety line, and we were pelted with firework debris. Everyone thought it was great – even the little kids- but I didn’t! LOL!
crystal beutler - Awesome firework pictures! Did you use a tripod? You HAVE to show me how to do that at Blue Lily Park City!!! Don’t you just love the 4th! I do, except for the part when I worry someone is going to catch on fire …. which happened once at our annual family picnic. Luckily it happened to my cousin, a fire fighter. Kind of ironic. 🙂
Alice H - Glad you had a good 4th…we celebrated the 4th on the 3rd by going to Rhema for their annual firework show and concerts. It was a lot of fun!
How do you do the pics with the sparklers???
Laura Phelps - we had a great fourth too! pool party at a friends…with yummy peach sangria, bbq, and fireworks. Fire works scare me…not REAL ones..the blow up in your face kind that Nick bought. But my kids love them. I am glad you had a great holiday…I love the USA to..one nation UNDER GOD….:-)
Megan - Saw this sign and I thought of you.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QmTHyHi2vks/Tg8LHAmZy8I/AAAAAAAADX8/pCCRQL1Zko0/s1600/my+home.JPG
Lisa Currie-Gurney - LOOKS LIKE WE WERE BOTH SO BLESSED ON THE 4TH… WHAT A MARVELOUS GOD WE SERVE. I’M STILL ENJOYING THE BLESSINGS OF THAT DAY.
HUGS FROM MY HEART
Jenna - that looks so fun! i just love pictures of sparklers at night 🙂
Kimberly Dial - Looks like lots of fun was had by all! The 4th is such an awesome celebration of such an awesome country! Thanks for sharing!
Kimberly Dial - Looks like lots of fun was had by all! The 4th is such an awesome celebration of such an awesome country! Thanks for sharing!
ashley jensen - I love that the dog was in the pool with everyone! Puppies gotta stay cool too! We had a fun 4th. Dinner with the my in laws, frozen pie, beer, tons of BIG fireworks. Their neighbors put on just a good of show too so there was a lot of hollerin at each others display!
heidi @ wonder woman wannabe - looks like a grand ol’ time! 🙂 we celebrated in downtown minneapolis – it was a GREAT show! can’t wait until my youngest learns to sleep in – even though he got to bed at nearly 11, he STILL woke up at 7am. loooong day yesterday. 😉
Doris - Lovely pictures!
Gemma @ Musings of a gem - Sounds great! Wish we celebrated like that here : )
Gemma x
Jen - my 4th of july was great. time in the pool and a BBQ with friends. but my favorite 4th of july ever was one spent in kansas when i was in high school. your pics reminded me of it. no one beats kansas on the 4th of july 🙂
melanie - Read my recap here!
lotsa of time spent with family and friends, great food and i love talking with my old auntie 🙂
http://melsidwell.com/2011/07/04/circles-of-life/
Amy Slavik - I love fireworks! What awesome pictures you got of them! My girl didn’t last to do sparklers, so we’re bringing them up to a friends cabin this weekend. Any tips on how you got such great pics of them? Happy 4th!
mel @ the larson lingo - what a fun 4th you had! Our 4th was fun…pre-parade breakfast with friends, parade & then pool party at our house. It was a great day 🙂
Jenn - Looks awesome! We spent the morning at the lake just putzing around the rocky beach, followed by a nice li’l BBQ at home. In bed by 9:00 🙂 No fireworks here, as it’s wildfire country, but we didn’t mind. JEALOUS of your sno-cones!
Julie - we spent our 4th poolside, eating, and watching fireworks with friends and family. it’s always a lot of fun and especially so this year because the only incident we had was my 4 year old mooning the party. ha!
during the “grand finale” of our fireworks show, the firework was shooting sparks down and out… they were coming so close to us. i screamed out “oh my gosh i don’t like these!!” i got a lot of flack from the other adults for that.
it sounds and looks like your day was a lot of fun. and yay for sleeping in until 9. my kids don’t know about that yet. *yawn*
Leah - We had an awesome Fourth! Made patriotic ice cream (recipe on my blog), community 4th of July parade and carnival, kiddie pool and popsicles at home, BBQ dinner and fireworks. Great day!
Jennifer - how fun!! i have so enjoyed seeing everyone’s July 4th pictures pop up all over bloggerland today…great photographs, meg! 🙂
Aimee - Looks like SO much fun! I’m amazed by the fireworks!
We had a Fabulous Fourth, too. (Although I’m now wishing for a friend with a pool…or a boat.) 🙂
Michelle - so glad to know i’m not the only one with a distaste for fireworks! Texas is in a bit of a drought, so no fireworks for us, but can’t say I minded.
Kelly - fun, low key, invited new neighbors over for homemade ice cream and also family – two ice cream eating parties. 🙂
fun turtle races, tats and goodies. fireworks make me nervous too. GREAT photos though
alicia @ la famille - good. no fireworks display because we had a HUGE storm last night, but other than that it was lovely. hung out by the pool all day…ate way to much. what could be better? 🙂
bobbie - ours was rough, kids fought the entire day. But we used to have a turtle in a habitat and loved it!! I’m hoping to get some more soon. I still have the cedar box for the turtles in the garage and I won’t get rid of it even though my husband is begging me too. Great pets!
Sarah - That looks like so much fun! I wish we had a pool.
donna - amazing pictures once again. what was your camera settings for the fireworks – i tried to take pics with my cannon rebel and they did not turn out 🙁
megan - nice! friends with pools are the best! 🙂 ours included a parade and watching fireworks over the lake in our boat. didn’t get home til midnight though. everyone here slept until 10:30!!!
happy belated 4th to you, meg.
love, megan