the fourth

the fourth was a bit different this year from the last couple of years.

since it was right in the middle of the week and that's the only day we had off, we decided to stick around here and do our own thing.

the mister was a little skeptical of going to the parade.

me on the other hand - well that's what we did growing up and i wanted the girls to have that experience too.

they loved seeing the horses and i think overall enjoyed it.

we took the girls later in the day to see 'brave.'

good movie and the girls behaved through the whole thing!

then we headed down to if to hang out with connel & laura for a bbq and some fireworks.

the bbq chicken skewers were to.die.for.

so yummy.  i may or may not have eaten too many.

we ended the night with sparklers and then the fireworks - the girls were only slightly interested in the fireworks, but had a fun time running around with their glow-stick wands.

 

i'm so grateful for those who have sacrificed so much for my freedom!