4th of July 2015

Well my favorite holiday and come and gone.  I seriously get just as excited about the 4th as I do for Christmas!  The patriot in me just beams with pride when I watch the fly-over every year at a local event.  It's a guarantee tear-up session every single time.  I feel so blessed to part of such a brave nation that our founding fathers worked and sacrificed to form. Every year we sport red, white and blue all week.  What can I say?  It get's me in the spirit!  Some other traditions include a picnic in the canyon, a parade, and stadium of fire (best local 4th celebration).  I force my kids to stay up super late and by golly, enjoy fireworks!  Welles actually hung in there until the wee hours this year, hardly fussing at all.  What a kid.  And Scarlett, my night owl, loved watching as  "fairies" lit up the sky.  I held my kids tight, tearing up a little and thanked the lord above for blessing us to live with the freedom and rights we enjoy every day.  Hope your 4th was equally as magical.