The Fourth

The Fourth of July! I decided that this is one of my favorite holidays. Everything feels so quaint and easy. We don't really need to do any preparations (unless you count coming up with some food to bring to a cookout) and our town does a fantastic job of providing entertainment. The parade was on the 3rd this year so we headed into town and sat with some friends. The kids collected an enormous amount of candy. Then on the 4th we took the kids to the festival as we had promised we would. We tried to weasel our way out of it but we had already told them we would go so we stayed true to our word. It ended up being way more fun than I expected. Yes, the rides are a little run down and crazy looking but there weren't any lines so at least we didn't waste a lot of time standing around! We went back after dark, despite our sleepiness, to watch the fireworks! They did not disappoint. I love how it feels like they try to trick us into thinking the fireworks are done. "That was definitely the finale." BOOM! "Nope...this is the finale...nope..."