Unfortunately this year's 4th of July was gloomy and COLD! The days leading up to it were sunny and warm and then all of a sudden it was freezing. Between the weather and the holiday landing on a Wednesday this year, it seemed a bit of a downer. Oh well, it can't always be perfect....
We basically didn't get our holiday plans started until much later in the day. At around 5 PM we decided to finally venture out and meet up with some friends who were barbecuing at the beach. It's of course colder as you get closer to the beach and it was windy. Todd and I were ready to go as soon as we arrived, but as per usual, the kids have built-in heaters that keep them energized and moving and shaking nonstop.
After about an hour, the BBQ was moved to the Ziets home. The kids and I warmed up in the car while the rest of the crew had to carry a crazy amount of stuff back to their cars.
Much better now!
Between the hot tub and the trampoline, the kids were happy (warm) campers and the adults sat around the fire pit, eating and drinking (also warm).
When it got dark, we walked a block down to Shoreline drive on the Mesa and watched the fireworks.
And what were the chances that we bumped into Connor (and Chris), in the dark, with the thousands of others along Shoreline drive watching fireworks?! Okay, Santa Barbara is a pretty small town but still we felt really lucky. What a great way to end the evening!
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