We had a fabulous--but rainy--4th of July. Spent the day at a local park that is handicap accessible (at the suggestion of Patrick's helper-friend, Ashley, who joined us!) and enjoyed a lovely picnic. Played a game of girls vs. boys tag on the play equipment and headed home for nap. Ashley took a family picture for us--not pretty, but hey, it's the whole gang!
It rained (read--torrential downpour) during our planned BBQ time, so we settled for pizza and a Buster Keaton movie. (NOT a hit with the kids, despite the physical humor and silly antics) Didn't want to risk setting out in the storm, so we opted to stay in with our own sparklers and mini-works. By then, the rain had washed away the icky muggy July-ishness and the night air was soft, if a little damp. One of our neighbors had an incredible fireworks display to rival almost any municipal setup, so we timed our celebrations to counter theirs and had a lot of fun kicking back and talking American history with the beasties.
Happy birthday to the very best country in the world...from a family that's proud to be American!
3 comments:
Sounds like a blast!!! So many personalities came out in that picture!
Hi Angie -
I see your name on a lot of my friends blogs - just wanted to say hi - it seems we care a lot about a lot of the same people.
Looks like you have a beautiful family!
Julie
Your family is looking good (I can't believe how big your kids are getting!)
Sara
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