The Browns were still at the beach for the 4th of July. We headed inland to Beaufort to watch their annual parade. Leighton was hot and cold during the entire parade. She loved the trucks but when they made noise she cried. She loved the music but when people got to close she cried. Whew, it was a parenting experience for sure! Afterwards she took a long nap and then we went out to the beach for family play time. At 9pm, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, and Beaufort all set off fireworks. Leighton was NOT a fan! We watched a few minutes of the Atlantic Beach fireworks by the beach and then headed sound side where we could see both Morehead's and Beaufort's fireworks at the same time. LB signed "all done" and repeatedly asked us to go back inside. Poor girl! It was a great trip to the beach. The next morning we headed back to Raleigh after two weeks on the road.