Friends for the Fourth

We had a great Fourth of July! Even though we didn't see any fireworks, our weekend was full of sparkling moments.

Sunday morning. Going to church in Red, White and Blue

Fourth of July lovin' sisters

Lydia requested a picture with Daddy.

 Dave and I spent the Fourth getting ready to have friends from our small group over. Our original plan was to have burgers and dogs at our house, and then go to our neighborhood fireworks. But, our neighborhood cancelled the fireworks a few weeks before our guests came due to a burn ban we have in the area. So, we decided to go ahead and grill out, and then drive somewhere nearby for the works. But, when we got to the Stafford Center, we found out that they had cancelled the fireworks just 30 minutes before we got to the center. Stink.

Our Small Group seperated at this point because we all live so far apart, and the girls, Dave and I came back to the concert in our neighborhood. The girls loved dancing with glow sticks while eating snow cones and eating popcorn. It would have been perfect if they hadn't cancelled the fireworks. :/ Oh well, we'll see some on Labor day, I guess.

The babies in our small group lined up for some yummy food.

Friends

Friends who clean your kitchen up before they leave = Good Friends. Adam, the guy in the red, was especially helpful.

Lydia loved her "after party" treats

Dave remembered at the last second that I asked him to take a picture of me with my girls on the Fourth. Here we are at 10:30, unloading the mini. Smile. :)

Thanks for reading about our holiday here on my blog. I hope that you all had your own fireworks for the fourth. (Whether they were physical or metaphorical.) Love and Happy Belated Independence Day to all! -Amber