Since the 4th of July was on a Wednesday, I didn’t feel like braving the crowds and staying out late to watch fireworks. Instead we swam, rode bikes, and had a bbq in the backyard. D perfected his turkey burger grilling skills. For dessert in the afternoon we went to Mochilato in Irvine.
We had a junior size Mochilato Way shaved ice. I told them to go light on the red beans, but I don’t think they listened. Like Sno-Biggie, it was just ok and kind of expensive ($8). For that amount I expect a bigger scoop of gelato in the middle. We were more excited that they also serve Beard Papa cream puffs.
At night we went to the top of Citrus Ranch Park. It turned out we were not the only ones with the same idea. It was cool that you could see fireworks all along the coast, but it was so far away and not too impressive. I thought we would be able to see the Tustin High fireworks pretty well, but that was not the case. Oh well, at least we tried. One tip: don’t stand in the areas with plants unless you want to be sprayed with water when the sprinkler system turns on. That didn’t happen to us, but we saw it happen to many others.