4th of July Festivities - A Great Creekside Event

(The balloon arch going very smoothly.)

(Slowly placing the arch over Naponee Ct.)

(Due to the high winds and the weight of the balloons,
some balloons had to be popped to prevent the arch from breaking.)

The Creekside Neighborhood Association Board, along with a local reporter and some friends and family started to build the balloon arch at 4:30 p.m. By 6:00 p.m., even with strong winds and threats of the arch ribbon breaking, the arch was extended over Naponee Court, the meeting place for the festivities.

(All set for the parade.)

Many neighbors came at 6:00 p.m. to decorate their bicycles and scooters for the parade. By 6:45, Officer Farren from the Sacramento Police Department was there to lead our 1st annual parade from Naponee Court. It headed east on North Platte, turned around in Mankato Court, and went back westward to Naponee Court. Many neighbors came out to cheer on the parade participants.

(On the parade route.)

(Officer Farren hung out for a little while to show
the police car to a very captive audience.)

By 7:00 p.m., our 3rd annual block party began with good smelling barbeques, lots of delicious food, children having a great time chasing each other from one end of the court to the other, neighbors building new friendships and old friends strengthening their existing ones.

We ended the night with a lot of fireworks, some small and loud, others large and colorful.

Our block party is a wonderful tradition that has grown over the last 3 years. Next year we will be adding more fun activities.

Thank you to those who organized the event. Thank you to those who joined us to make it a success.