Fourth of July

So the Fourth of July rolled around and we decided to stick it out in Austin. Every year they have a big celebration. We went to the parade which was great. It was over an hour long and we are talking floats not just old cars and horses at the end. Austin is a great community for fun celebrations. Later that night we went to Bandshell Park. There was live music, great locals bands, food, games, crafts, etc. Austin also has a great community band. This is the second year we have heard them play and they do a wonderful job, they even continue to play during the first part of the fireworks. Then at dusk it was time for fireworks. Wonderful fireworks display!! It was probably 20-30 minutes of continuous explosions...the dogs were going nuts :) The Fourth was probably the coldest Fourth of July we have ever experienced. I was wearing a sweatshirt and jeans and I had a blanket wrapped around me and I was STILL cold. In fact it was a very mild summer, even by Minnesota standards.