Our Fourth of July celebration started on the 3rd of July.  We started the celebration with the City of Arlington’s parade.  My kids loved the parade…..for the first 30 minutes.  After that, they still had another 30 minutes to watch!!!  It was the LONGEST parade I have ever seen!!  I’m used to the little Waxahachie, TX parades that are over in 30 minutes!!  Now, don’t get me wrong the parade was long…but it was good!!  Six Flags even had a float in the parade!!  After the parade, we went to the empty parking lot of the elementary school so Van could learn to ride his bike without training wheels.  It was soooo cool!!  After a couple of passes through the parking lot, he took off and needed very little help.  He even got brave enough to try some turns!!  That night we went to Waxahachie to watch the fireworks.  While we waited for the fireworks, the boys had a great time playing soccer, tennis, and riding their bikes and skateboards.  It was an of fun and memories.  On the fourth of July, Papi had to work.  After church we went to Aunt Atley’s to eat dinner and pop fireworks.  Van had a great time and loved lighting the fireworks.  He favorite part was blowing up the tanks with the black cats….yup….he’s just like his Papi!!  Max didn’t like it at all.  He didn’t mind the noise, but he HATED the fire!!  It was a great weekend of fun!!