Our 4th of July

So our fourth of July was quite different than we are used to for several reasons.

Number One! - We so missed our Fourth of July buddies, the Pendergrass family!! We usually go to River Front Park with them and do the whole day. It's been that way for us since we both got our first kids. We missed you!

Number Two - what do you do for a fourth that happens to be on the Sabbath? Try keeping that one holy and patriotic at the same time! Not an easy feat for us, but we did it! Thank you Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Music and the Spoken Word.

Number Three - we no longer live in a state that bans fireworks for the holiday! Yeah! For the first time my kids got sparklers and pop-its and next year we'll do something bigger. Our whole neighborhood lit fireworks.

He looks unsure, but he loved them! I mean JC.

Evie's first sparkler!!

Honestly, we really didn't need to leave our home to see the big ones in the sky. It reminded me so much of the Fourths when I was a little girl (minus the ear aches!)

Throwing was a bit tricky for JC, he usually ended up on the ground!

We did go out however, just before the show. We found a place in a church parking lot and watched all the fireworks light the sky. It was so much fun!