Anyway, I love the 4th because of all the traditions. The street dance... the parade... seeing family and friends... THE FOOD (I seriously eat way more than during Thanksgiving or Christmas)... the fireworks...
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We were so lucky to have beautiful weather the entire weekend. We spent a lot of time outside. The little kids swam in the pool and the big kids played Ladder Ball and drank beers. Auntie Amber, Ryan, Uncle Sean and Hilary all made it home for the weekend.
We shot off our own fireworks (lame MN legal ones). Punky thought that were pretty cool and Buddy was a little scared. We watched the big fireworks display at the casino (we had to miss Grandpa's though). We saw the entire family- all four great-grandparents and the great-aunts, great-uncles and second cousins.
It was another great weekend. I am so happy that we get to share these traditions with Punky and Buddy. I hope they enjoy the 4th as much as I do!
Wonderful... I look forward to seeing more of you!
ReplyDeleteI thought of all of you that morning; knowing you would be getting ready for the parade. I then read a poem my friend Mary posted on Facebook. It pretty much wraps up the 4th of July for me.
The stars, the stripes, the hot dogs
The cakes, the pies, the bullfrogs
The blanket, basket, summer ants
The spiders, grandmas, children's rants
The families, laughter, chattering
Scraped up knees, the horseshoes ring
The wooden tables, splintered bench
The sudden shower rain and drench
The lake, the boats the safety vest
The sand, the raft, a robin's nest
The sparklers, snakes, the lit up sky
Happy happy 4th of July!
by Mary Salerno
The 4th used to be one of my favorites. Not so much down here. By the time the 4th rolls around I'm hating the heat and don't want to do anything, although usually we go to Micki's bro and sis-n-law's for part of the day. They have a huge open house celebration of family, friends, and friends-of-friends. There were probably 40-50 "kids" of all ages - Reid at 6 months to Esther at 99 3/4. Esther is slowing down some physically, but will take on anyone in a good conversation. Overall, a good day.
Sounds like you had a good one, too!
Jaci
Awesome first entry! :) can't wait to read more!
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