My mom knows how to throw a party. That is a fact.

Growing up we always had a party for every holiday, so of course this included the Fourth of July. My mom started the tradition many years ago of having my grandpa, who is a retired pilot with United Airlines, fly over our house in his plane and drop streamer-wrapped candy from the plane window to the waiting children below.

Sort of like a pinata... but way cooler...

So essentially I'm fairly confident no one knows how to have fun like my family does...