Jared and his friends have had an annual Third of July party for over 10 years. Jared hosted it in the back yard this year, so I decided to “co-host” even though Karyn, Bryan, and Hannie were my only guests.
It was a good excuse to clean my apartment, even though no one saw it.
![Karyn, Hannie and Mikey](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/3691990182_7675211fcd.jpg)
![Bryan](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/3691314965_e04362f0ee.jpg)
My camera’s batteries died after this photo and I was too lazy to go upstairs to get a different camera. These photos are the only proof that I had guests at the party, too.
![Washer Toss](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/3691193763_dbdf6dc64f.jpg)
Jared bought this nice game set for the party. One side was a washer toss, and the other was a bean bag toss. It provided good activity between dinner-eating and firework-igniting.
![Noah and Dennis](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/3692007780_f00e35255b.jpg)
![Neighbors](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/3692011328_5967d08413.jpg)
![Dave and Sarah](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3692017960_09fcd48319.jpg)
![Kristi in front of the back of the house](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2603/3691214931_873edf2bde.jpg)
The windows about the net lights are mine. I think Ampersand watched the party most of the night.
![Ava](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2603/3692024616_089fbbd149.jpg)
![Ava](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2608/3691222693_4d7aeb012b.jpg)
Ava’s shirt reads “Daddy’s Little Firecracker” and her version of hula hooping was spinning herself in a circle, pulling the hula hoop around with her. Too cute!
![Hula Hooping](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3692036434_3857770c7c.jpg)
![Around the Fire](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3583/3691232445_acddc856f6.jpg)
![Two Hoops](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3691241119_e11a6152ec.jpg)
Sarah is about 4 months pregnant. She was the hula hooping star of the evening—at one point hula-ing two hoops; one was around her upper baby belly and the other was around her lower baby belly. Color me impressed! I bet the baby was having a good time, too.
![Jared](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3692051292_d9ba5ee291.jpg)
![Sarah and Ava](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2526/3692055082_e95757e005.jpg)
Then someone decided we should be lighting fireworks out in the street.
![Street Fireworks](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/3692058170_aa8b2cd2d0.jpg)
![Street Fireworks](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3692061650_15205e5de6.jpg)
![Boys and their Street Fireworks](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/3691264099_c70d5a8460.jpg)
![Back Yard Fireworks](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3692073632_f0eb8bd884.jpg)
Why do boys seem to turn into zombies around fireworks?
![Back Yard Fireworks](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3692076764_d5282b45ef.jpg)
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