4th of July

We had a great 4th of July.  Lily woke up asking if it was "in July yet?"  She knew that when it was the 4th of July that she got to wear her special dress.  She had been asking almost every day as soon as it was July.  When I told her it was the 4th of July she got so excited!  She couldn't wait to put on her dress and get her hair done.  All day long she would tell people she was wearing her "in July dress!"  It made me smile every time she would call it "in July" instead of the 4th of July. 
Our morning started with a Flag ceremony and Pancake breakfast at the Church.  Then we headed to the firework stand to buy some sparklers (we still have to do them because we ran out of time when it was dark enough and there weren't a ton of people around) and snap pops.  Lily was so excited to be buying fireworks!
We then went to a BBQ with some friends and then it was off to the Bellview Park to wait for the Fireworks!

 We had to park and hike over to the park.  It was such a perfect night.  It was a little overcast so the temperature went down from the 90's it had been all day! 

 While we waited for the show to start, we broke out the glow necklaces and bracelets!  Lily had requested these special for the night!  She made sure that everyone, including Logan, had something to wear!

I thought for sure that Logan would have fallen asleep before the show since his bed time is usually 8:30, but he stayed awake and actually enjoyed the show!  He would follow the fireworks in the sky and he was kicking a mile a minute!  He was so excited!  I would cover his ears at the loud ones but he didn't seem to mind the noise!  Lily loved cuddling up with Daddy and watching the show!  We had a great time as a family!
How blessed we are to be living in this beautiful country!  We are so blessed to be free!  We know that freedom costs so much and we thank those who fight to keep us free!  What an amazing time to be alive!