Fourth of July weekend

Hope everyone's Fourth of July weekend went well! 
My sister has been out of town for almost a month on a contract position in Tampa.  My children and I had a GREAT time at her home in Ormond Beach with the pool and fireworks!  We decided to leave on Friday to Ormond Beach, took the children and dogs with us.  After reuniting with my sister, we went to Sky King in Daytona Beach and split the cost for a GOOD time with some fireworks and food! 
We bought mortars, repeaters, and fireworks for the children including my niece.  While snacking on sushi and seafood salad, we fired up the grill cooking steaks.  I made pasta salad with pesto, half-cut grape tomatoes, olives, mozzarella cheese, and dices of ham for a side dish.  After dinner, FIREWORKS were on the mind.  Therefore, the kids had snap pops, sparklers, and a few other things.
I love celebrating the Fourth of July with family and friends.  It is a time to celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by declaring the Independence from Great Britain.  My family would rather celebrate in the comfort of our own home or someone close to us rather than fighting the crowds and traffic in our community to observe fireworks.  Furthermore, we as a family had a GREAT time over the holiday weekend.