4th of July

This unfortunately was the second 4th of July in a row that no fireworks were purchased or shot off in the Stilley household.  It is pretty pathetic when I think of our 4th of Julys in Lee's Summit. 

This was the remains of a 5 gallon bucket, we would fill it with any kind of firework and set it on fire.  There are many videos involved too, I am slowly trying to upload all of my videos on my YouTube site (it is posted to the right of this post). 
I still had fun yesterday but it is just not the same as blowing stuff up all day.  We went to a neighborhood parade, which was awesome.  It was very entertaining.  Most of the parade were children and adults dressed in red, white and blue on bikes or just walking.  There were a couple of fire trucks involved and some old cars.  There was also some chanting of "USA", and old people clapping at everything.  I love just about any parade, not because they are always great but because they are entertaining at least.  Another reason I love Denver, it still has a small town feel with neighborhood activities like this. 
After the parade we went to a friends house to relax and enjoy some awesome food.  We took some cheesecake that was amazing.