4th of July

We had a busy, but fun 4th of July this year.

We started off our day with a BBQ at my sister's house. We ate yummy tri trip, corn on the cob, baked beans, and margaritas with lots of salt on the rims.

We then headed over to my in-law's house to celebrate Josh's grandparents's birthdays (one of their birthdays is on the 4th and the other is on the 6th, so we often celebrate them both on the same day). I unfortunately wasn't able to enjoy the food, because we had just eaten at my sister's, but I did enjoy a yummy piece of cake and some homemade ice cream.

 

(These two make my heart melt. The hubby and our gorgeous niece)

We then headed over to watch our local fireworks show. We have gone the past four years that they've done them in this location and we always sit in the same spot. It's behind where the majority of the people are located in a ballpark type area, it's free, and it has an amazing view. This year was definitely the best year of fireworks that we've watched there. Many years, the finale hasn't been very good because they would let off a bunch, pause, let off some more, pause, and then let off the rest. Not a good finale. This year was a continuous minute and a half's worth of a finale and it was great! And the best part was watching my niece's reaction to her first experience with fireworks. She loved them!

All in all, a pretty good 4th of July in my opinion. And, the best part of all? Remembering the amazing freedoms we have in our country, as well as the freedoms we have in Christ. What a huge blessing freedom is.

(Linking up with Scottyboy and Katygirl and ACuppaKim)