4th of july

now that july is coming to a close (how did that happen so fast?) i guess i should finally write about our 4th of july this year. opelika had fireworks on the night of the 3rd. my mom came and though we were tired at the end of the day, we all went. it had rained that afternoon and the evening turned out to be surprisingly chilly. wish i had dressed the girls a bit warmer, but it didn't slow them down and they were excited to get to stay up past their bedtime. the fireworks were awesome, and when they were over, libby kept saying "bye bye fireworks" during the whole walk to the car and drive home. we all really enjoyed it. on the 4th my dad joined us and we did some grilling and hannah helped me make our annual flag cake. when it got dark we played with sparklers. it's the first time that i can remember ever doing that and i looooved it! will definitely make it a tradition. it took some coaxing to get hannah to hold one but after being reassured by granny she was ready. it was really a wonderful holiday!