Hip Hooray For the Fourth of July!

I love, love, love the Fourth of July. For me, it has always been a gathering time for family - food, fun, fireworks. Some years we ALL crashed at my Mom's house, spilling over into every room, every nook and cranny. Other years brought circumstances that saw only my Mom and Dad and me celebrating. But no matter the size of the crowd, the sense of togetherness is always huge.

This year we couldn't go home for the holiday, so I brought just a part of home to me. My brother, his wife and youngest daughter were here. We ate until we were miserable (a key component to any family gathering), topping our dinner off with cake and ice cream in honor of my Sister-in-Law's upcoming birthday. Then we got down to the serious business of fireworks, along with the rest of our neighborhood. There were fireworks going off in every direction!

This was us.....


And this was our neighbor.....

Again, us.....

And them.....

Overachievers.

Kaylie, Hunter and Clint didn't seem to notice. They had a blast!



Hope y'all had a wonderful Fourth. Don't forget to continue to pray for our country, our leaders and especially our service men and women.