Whether it’s spending time with family, shooting off fireworks, or some plain ‘ole relaxing, the jhP team is looking forward to a long holiday weekend. Check out everyone’s plans for July 4th:

After a week of sitting around in a fireworks tent … it’s a neighborhood parade at 9am, family lunch at noon, church dinner at 5pm, church fireworks display at dark. – Michelle

I will be poolside the entire day and then I will be heading to a block party with food and fireworks that evening. – Kayla

The Eisenhuts are planning on hosting our annual family and friends barbecue and then heading to Lake Shawnee to watch the fireworks while sitting on the water. – Linda E.

My plans include a “family” golf tournament on Friday. (My second round of golf for the year … this should be entertaining.) Then it is poolside, smoking some ribs and whatever else I can find in the freezer and watching the fireworks all across Topeka from our deck. – Leslie

We will be camping out and barbecuing, all the while I will be cringing at the site of my four boys blowing things up. I will be sitting on the sidelines racked with a mother’s worry that one of them will be burnt by a firework or worse yet have a body part severely injured. Yea July 4th! (Sarcasm) Not one of my favorite holidays. – Lyn

The three-day weekend is action packed with three different barbecues, a day at the lake and lots of fireworks! I am amazed the fireworks get bigger and better each year! – Mindy

We’ll enjoy a cookout with four generations of family followed by watching the firework show at Lake Shawnee. – Kurt

Brandon and I are spending the holiday with our friends, watching the parade at Collins Park and eating some fantastic barbecue. Then we’ll probably spend the remainder of the weekend sleeping and recovering from over-eating on the holiday. – Alissa

I will be visiting my father’s relatives for a 4th shindig in St. Louis. – Denise

While I plan to spend the day soaking up the sun, I have no final plans yet. With lots of options, I’m sure I’ll find some memorable way to spend my day and night with several good friends. – Brie

I live with two neurotic cats. One pulls her hair out when she’s stressed. The other one is a huge hunter who regularly rips the heads off bunnies and leaves them on the front porch. He is Mr. tough guy until he hears a loud noise and climbs the curtains. Needless to say both are terrified of fireworks. So, my husband and I will probably watch movies lying in bed with the cats between us. – Tracey

I’m taking my family to the movies (WALL E) in the afternoon and ending up at some family friends’ house during the evening for fireworks. Last year we lit off a quarter stick of dynamite and my ears are still ringing. – Dan

Enjoy the fireworks from our back deck, bicycle every day, build fence and enjoy the family, especially the grandtwins. – Jake

I am looking forward to relaxing by the pool followed by barbecuing and fireworks with a big gathering of family. – Erin

I’ve been invited to several parties, get-togethers and barbecues. However, I’m usually pretty spontaneous and I haven’t committed myself to any plans … I just hope I still have all of my fingers and eyebrows once I’m done. – Dusty