The day before the 4th of July, Cam took a tumble on his bike in the driveway. The wound on his head was pretty deep, so we went to the med center for a visit. Our brave boy endured the wound irrigation, shots into the cut, and 4 stitches. Cam was such a trooper! We weren't sure if he'd be ready for the Cascade Parade the next morning, but he actually couldn't wait to see it.
This year, Auntie Ronda and Alena accompanied our family. The fire engines kicked off the celebration and every float and machine that went by also gave away pieces of candy. Cam even ended up with a beach ball! 
By far, Cameron's favorite part of the day was when the school bus made a showing- Cam was quite surprised that a bus was a part of the parade! He wanted to be up on his dad's shoulder to get the best view.
The evening of Independence Day, we enjoyed a delicious barbecue chicken cookout complete with sweet corn. The boys are shown here, hard at work, supervising some grilling activity.
On Saturday, it was time to head up to the lake and spend quality time on the beach. Although the sun didn't show itself until later in the afternoon, it turned out to be a gorgeous day. Cam helped his mom build a pretty impressive sandcastle and we had a super sweet visit with Katie H. 
For an evening dessert, Oma and Cam created a U.S. flag out of fruit- very patriotic, healthy and delicious.We didn't attend any official fireworks display this year, but did see the sky light up from our home.
It also seems the sparkles from the sun on the big lake never fail to bring just as many oohs and ahhs!
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