Lazy in Lubbock

We had a marvelous 8 days in Lubbock with Christie, Brandon, Rebecca, and the five kids. I must say that Lubbock has the BEST July 4 celebration ever. This year, the neighborhood had a kids' parade on July 3. Everybody decorated bikes, wagons, and carts and rode around the square. They had water slides and food. The men and boys fired water balloons at each other across the square. They nearly got me one time! For some good pics of this fun event, click Christie & Brandon's blog.
On July 4, we all piled into cars and went downtown for the big parade. Brandon dressed up as Uncle Sam riding in the "Cow" Jeep and pulled a wagon with Chick-Fil-A employees doing the Chicken Dance. Very cute!
That evening we had swimming, food, and fireworks out in the country. I've never seen so many fireworks. It started around 9:00 and was still going strong when we left at 11:00. There were at least 4 different "shows" going on around us. Texans sure do love fireworks!
The rest of the week we were just worthless -- lazy to the bone. We enjoyed good meals and great company. We not only enjoyed visiting with the Mulkeys and Rebecca, but got to spend some time with Brandon's family and with Monica and her kids also. It was a great week.