The Fourth!

this is like the third and fourth combined to a big fourth of july! we spent the third at my brother and mandie's for a bar-b-que and backyard fireworks...of which neither of older kids were a fan (bobby was trying to sleep) which was just awesome since we kept them up 2 hours past their bed time to witness the beauty of fireworks...oh well...at least putting them to bed that night was easy since they passed out in the car!

then on the fourth we did the annual kids bike parade...only we didnt decorate this year...but it was still nice to get on the bikes with the kids - we need to do more of that! then we had some lovely friends over for an amazing dinner...which was eaten after kiddos were put to bed, which means it was actually enjoyable...it was a lovely lovely dinner - a lovely fourth - probably one of my favorites so far. i need to remember to stay home every year...will someone please remind me how wonderful it can be when we don't travel.

right now i am reading John Adams by David McCullough and so this fourth was super fun for me to be whisked back in time...grateful for our time now and washing machines and the eradication of small pox...and grateful above all for our freedom. God Bless America!