Independence Day excitement started long before nightfall in South Laguna, with a three-block long midday parade and neighborhood party.
Food eating contests and water balloon tosses figured in the fun organized by Cynthia Jenkins, Melissa Durant, Mike and Jennifer Blanchard, Moya Mitchell and Anna Goddard.
Kid Chanel Goddard, Benji Jenkins, Eli and Taylor Durant and Elizabeth Dixon helped, too, making posters and contest certificates.