Independence Day!

On July 4th, Independence Day, Craig and I took the four younger kids to the downtown celebration. There were several things to see. The kids had brought their own money to spend, that is always great. Raeleigh really wanted to jump in the bounce houses. That is until she found out that it would cost her $5 for five minutes of jumping. She decided to save her money for something else!




Craig and I saw this shirt at walmart. We had to buy it for Raeleigh, because she goes to Liberty Elementary!

















There were these cool looking military trucks/tanks. We looked at it. Stuart was especially interested. He stood in line for several minutes to look inside.

Stuart got up inside of the truck/tank. We couldn't take a picture of him inside, oh well. Stuart loved it. He even got to make it spin around, just like you would if you were shooting the enemy. He was very impressed by the missile shooting device on the sides, "they can shoot 4 missiles at once!"

A cool little race car. Stuart and Raeleigh also sat in it. Of course the boys said they would love to race!

Cooling off in the heat, infront of the fire truck. Stuart and Raeleigh decided that it would be cheaper for them to share the icee.

I love to watch fire works. I am grateful to live in a country that gives me so many freedoms. I am thankful to be a citizen of the United States of America!