Happy 4th of July!

The 4th of July... one of my favorite days of the year!

And this year didn't disappoint!

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First we went to church for an outdoor service, a special tribute to military, police, and firemen (complete with a sweet fly-over of 4 F16s in formation), and an old-fashioned picnic. We hung out there with Nana and Papa... but I didn't get any pictures with them (oops). But we definitely had a fun time!

Luke laughing at Papa

EmJ got to enjoy some cotton candy...

...and enjoy...

...she did!

A "self" portrait ;)
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Later in the evening we went to a barbecue at Mr. B's farm (the owner of the company Jeff works for). This is an annual barbecue and there are lots and lots of people there... and it's super fun! Plus- it has a great view of the fireworks! Well, this 4th was a little different in that it was crazy rainy... but we had lots of fun anyway! We were a little nervous about the fireworks and if they were going to happen... but have no fear! They did and they were awesome!

Luke with Grammy and Grandpa

Grandpa Greg reading to EmJ

Luke and Grammy reading

Typical EmJ picture :o)

EmJ got to sit on some sweet old tractors - we'll have to go back again soon to get some good pictures of that. She also got to chase frogs around the shed... a highlight of the night for her!
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The fireworks started late, but it was worth the wait!

EmJ loved them, of course! Luke slept through the beginning and was a little weirded out by them when he woke up, but once he watched them for a little while he liked them a lot too.

I had a fantastic time getting some sweet pictures of the fireworks... there are kind of a lot cause I just couldn't narrow it down!

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Enjoy!

(Jeff really likes this one cause it looks like a flower)

We hope you had a fabulous day celebrating the birthday of America!