Before my older sister and older cousins went off to college, Fourth of July was a big thing for my family. Now that everyone is grown, everyone suddenly has a life and the tradition of having a big block party has dwindled down to being just a small family gathering where the kids who have now evolved into young adults occasionally stop by the house to get a plate of barbeque and carry on with their lives. A block party consists of food, music, family and the neighbors family. Also people from all over the neighborhood are invited and we would gather on one block and have a nice gathering. we would block off the street to any cars. my family always made the barbeque and our neighbors would also cook or set up tables. every year there was a bounce house for the children. at night we would clear the street and light up our fireworks along the entire block and have a huge firework show. Fourth of July was always the best holiday.