4th of July Fun

This 4th of July was a little different for Bryce and I than last year. Although we did spend both of them together, this time we were married! Which...made it that much more enjoyable :)
Unfortunately we both had to work, but we got to end the day with a family BBQ at my brother John's house. There were burgers, hot dogs, deviled eggs, jello jigglers, baked beans, potato salad, pasta salad, chips, veggies, fruit pizza and more! And it was all delicious :)
After we ate we went outside and did some "fireworks" with the girls. Unfortunately, finding fireworks here in Ketchikan (especially legal ones) is nearly impossible, so we ended up with a lot of poppers from Wal Mart. However, they were PERFECT for my nieces (ages 8,6 and 3). These pictures will give you a little look into just how much fun they had with them ;)

As you will see-Addie, the 3 year old gets the award for best facial expressions!

Lexi had to pull really hard on the trigger to get her gun to go off, but it was a success!

Kaytlin kept decorating the plants and weeds with the insiders of her poppers

And Addie was fascinated by the whole process. 

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After the BBQ we came home and then about an hour later we went and watched the fireworks. In Ketchikan they don't start till 11 because that's when it gets dark enough. We watched from Cruise Ship Dock number 4. Another unique thing about the fireworks here is they do them out on a barge in the middle of 2 islands, Ketchikan and Pennock. So there in the middle of the water and you get to see their reflection. Unfortunately my pictures on my phone didn't turn out the greatest, but this will give you a bit of an idea of what it's like.

Hope everyone had a happy 4th of July! I know we did!