4th of July Weekend!

Ready for the cook out!

Homemade Butterfinger ice cream, Yum!

Ashlyn

Noah

Grey

Jax

Grey, patiently fishing!

Noah, waiting for a bite!

The catch of the day!

Our 4th of July weekend started with a cookout and fireworks on Friday evening. Our children and grands were here to eat and enjoy fireworks. The children especially enjoyed the sparklers! Josh, Jen, Ashlyn, and Jax left for Gulf Shores for a vacation at the beach on Saturday morning. Noah, Grey and I spent the better part of Saturday fishing at Gigi and Gida's house. Noah caught several little fish and we threw them back but she loved the thrill of the catch! Fish robbed Grey's line of worms and we spent some time getting his line untangled from the brush along the bank. It was a fun day and Gida even joined us to fish for a little while! Sunday evening, we had our traditional church cookout at the Harder's beautiful home. We had a great crowd and loads of food! What fun! Yesterday was quiet for us and we finished some chores around the house. Alf mowed the yard so that is finished for the week!

It is a humbling experience to think about all of the freedom that we have in this beautiful country, America! Even the name of our country sounds majestic! How thankful we are for the men and women through the ages that have fought and died for our continued independence! Hope everyone had a blessed 4th!