4th of July

We have usually fled the heat and are in Utah for the Fourth of July, but this year we stayed home and discovered a fun family event that made it worth leaving all air-conditioned comfort behind.

Mesa is only in its second year of hosting the Arizona Celebration of Freedom, but what a celebration it was!  For a free event, we were amazed at what was offered.  Too many bouncers (including those with water) to count, a Heritage Lane, several stages worth of musical and patriotic performances, a classic car show, and numerous booths and vendors.

As soon as we got out of the car, we knew we were in for a hot night.  It was about 7:30 pm and the first thing the kids wanted to do was jump right in line for one of the water bouncers.  They got soaking wet, which was good!  We found out the next day that it was a record high of 119 degrees in Mesa (the official high for the day was 118 but that was in Phoenix).

Luckily we found some of these "mister" trailers scattered throughout the event.  Just a matter of seconds in front of one of the fans, and you're all wet and able to survive until you reach the next one.

Lots of water and snow cones helped, too!

The Spanish Fox Sports channel was there.  Isaac and Jacob both stood in line to kick a goal at their booth.

Isaac won a hat and Jacob ended up with four shirts!

At the end of the night, they had a beautiful fireworks show from the top of City Hall.  Happy Birthday, America!