4th of July Weekend

With the Fourth of July being on a Sunday this year we had the whole weekend to celebrate. Some places had their celebrations on Saturday while some celebrated Monday. We decided this year to head up to the mountains in Virginia in Staunton, where Paul’s grandmother lives to spend the holiday with her, Paul’s parents and two of his uncles and their families. It is so pretty up there and right when you walk out the door of her house you see a beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was also a little cooler up there which was nice and refreshing after all this heat we have had.

On Saturday morning we headed to downtown Staunton to watch the parade. It was a good old American small town way of celebrating our independence. Later that night we celebrated some more with a barbeque, sparklers and fireworks. Paul put on quite a show and Aiden was not scared of the bright lights and loud noises at all. In fact he laughed and smiled the whole time.

Switching gears for just a second, Sunday was a chance to put aside fireworks and barbeques and really reflect on our Independence and the sacrifices of those who have fought for our freedom. I am so grateful for those soldiers (past and present) and their families who have risked their lives so that we may continue to live our lives and make our own choices in this country. And for that I thank you.

After lunch we decided to go for a drive. We wanted to go for a little hike but it was starting to get hot again so drove around instead. We stopped at the fish hatchery and Aiden loved it. He was really excited to throw the fish food to the fish until he stuck one pellet in his mouth and mommy took them away. Later that night we sat out in front of the house and watched the firework display the campground near her house, was putting on. It was a pretty good little display for the campground.

On Monday we headed to Richmond to help Paul’s dad out with some preparations for Scout camp. We drove back home early evening because we wanted to try to make the fireworks in our little town but things don’t always go according to plan and we didn’t make it but that’s ok. We will try again next year. We had so much fun this weekend and are so grateful for the time we had to spend with those we love.