Dauphin Island: The 4th of July

We had a blast celebrating the 4th of July at the beach! Oma and Papa Dude made some great food (brisket, potatoes, Gene's slaw, corn on the cob, etc) and we had snow cones! It was a perfect summer dinner. After dinner we went to the beach to do sparklers and watch fireworks. I can't tell you how many hundreds of sparklers we went through, but we all had fun with them. It was so nice to not have to fight crowds or traffic to watch fireworks. We just brought a blanket to sit on and walked back to the house. It was perfect!

Red, white and blue!!  Oma made Bentley this dress and she LOVES it!!

Looking for crabs before the fireworks began.

A beach man!

Hanging out with Papa Dude

Kyler really loved the sparklers this year!

She's getting a little too old for this trick, but she loved trying.

"Catch me Papa Dude!"

The sparklers still make Radley a little nervous!

The 5 sisters

Dancing with fire!

The little ones got some glow sticks to play with.  We thought that would be safer!!

Watching the big show!

They weren't the most spectacular fireworks, but still entertaining to watch! 

Getting a little more brave with one in each hand.

Bentley wasn't too sure about the fireworks.