I’ve got a whole summer of events and activities to catch up on but we’re going to start here – 4th of July. One of my favorite holidays because it’s fun and relaxing. We’ve celebrated this holiday at home, on vacation, with friends, with family, and even by ourselves.
I love the colors. I love the food. I love the fireworks – especially the sound. I love the weather (more so when we celebrate outside of Arizona!) I love patriotic songs, there’s always a few that make my eyes sweat just a little bit. 🙂 I love the celebration of our country and freedoms.
We had a beautiful day.
We spent the day at my brother’s house which of course meant there was family. And food. And fishing. And football. And fireworks. We covered all the F’s!
We spent the 4th of July in Idaho with my parents and some of my siblings. (It’s been years since we’ve been in Arizona for the fourth of July, and I’m okay if it stays that way for a long time!)
We spent the day with family with a picnic in the park, swimming at my brother’s house and and evening of glow sticks and fireworks.
I love this country and I love that we set aside a day to celebrate and reflect on our freedoms. And I love the day even more because fireworks are involved. We need more holidays where we shoot off fireworks! (Spoken from a person who doesn’t have any pets.)
Still playing catch up from our summer adventures – 4th of July in Idaho. Where the weather is nice enough for shorts during the day and gets just enough chill in the evening that sweatshirts are an option.
An afternoon in the park with games, snow cones, ice cream and fried chicken.
Followed up with an evening at my brother’s house for more ice cream and cake to celebrate a birthday, shaving cream twister, puppies, paddle boarding on the pond and fireworks.
I know logically fireworks are a ridiculous idea – we burn money. And unfortunately its not like a candle where you get 12 hours of enjoyment out of it. Nope. You can spend hundreds of dollars on fireworks and burn them all in less than an hour. And yet, I love them. I love the smell. I love the boom. I love the light.
I wish we had more firework holidays – Independence day and New Years Eve are not enough (at least in Arizona those are the only legal times to light fireworks)!
We spent fourth of July in Idaho – it’s becoming a tradition. I may not get to see my side of the family on major holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas, but we’ve got the fourth of July with them and I love it more and more each year.
My love for color coordinated clothing, bbq and fireworks runs deep and I love celebrating our country’s independence. It’s a feel good day.
My extended family gathered in Rexburg this year and we enjoyed the small town, yet lengthy parade that the town put on. They threw out buckets of candy and otter pops and some kind and loving dentist threw toothbrushes. Surprisingly, the toothbrush was a hit with my kids. We had lofty plans for an afternoon in the park (which we observed was way too crowded for our comfort) which turned into an afternoon at the house where kids could take naps and we could play spikeball.
We also had lofty plans to go to Idaho Falls to see one of the largest firework shows…but it was really windy and would possibly be cancelled. It too would be crowded and we would all be stuck in traffic driving back late with tired kids. We saved ourselves the headache and instead went to the local firework stand and bought a large box of things we could light on fire!
We sat on the driveway, bundled in sweatshirts and blankets and watched our own little show. Never in a million years could we wear a sweatshirt on Independence day in Arizona! It was perhaps a little too chilly for my liking, but then again I believe my blood has thinned since moving here!
