4th of July

We spent the 4th of July in Orlando/Deltona with my family like we do every year. There are usually about 40 people, lots of kids, food, fun, and fireworks. Uncle Steve and other family members buy an enormous amount of fireworks, and we also have the benefit of being able to see the city fireworks from their back yard.

My nephew Zaye

Youngest nephew Maddox (Zaye's brother)

My cousin, Liz, and her daughter Sidney

4 generations (l-r) Chance, Mike, Aunt Diana, Nana, Sidney, Liz

My Aunt Diana and her son, Mike

Liz, Aunt Diana, and Mike (two of my cousins and one of my Aunts)

Aunt Diana and her family (Sidney, Liz, Aunt Diana, Mike, Chance)

Sidney-believe it or not her hair is as curly as Erin's!

Daughter and mother (Sidney and Liz)

Sidney, Aunt Diana, Liz, and her husband Lee

Miss Liberty, Erin

Slip 'N Slide fun

Rod and Mike (Rod is the husband of my cousin Maggie)

Mr. Patriotic and Mrs. Liberty (Lee and Liz)

When it came time for the fireworks I switched to the manual settings on my camera so that I could keep the shutter open.  I know that the pictures turn out so much better this way.  Here are a few of them.

Daddy and Erin at the end of the night-getting pretty tired