Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fireworks

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."

Thank you, Daddy,

for being one of the brave.

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The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, but has always been devastating to our bank account. Josh and I are both OBSESSED with fireworks! When we walk into the fireworks stand, our eyes light up and we don't know what to grab first. We are like 2 kids in a candy store that just can't get enough. We have to make several trips to the car to load up our loot. We visited the fireworks stand every day over the holiday ;-) I know some people think fireworks are a waste of money, but I think they're WELL worth it!
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We started the 4th of July weekend with a trip to the lake...

Sissy and her prize fish

Grayson trying to decide if he likes the fishy or not

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Friday after the lake, my whole family went to Brook & Jesse's for a cookout and fireworks display #1

The boys and their arsenal

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On Saturday, Josh and I attended the 10th Annual Shrimp & Crawfish Jubilee to benefit the Fayetteville Fire Fighters Association Scholarship Fund...

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Then we cooked out at Aaron & Christina's and headed to Springdale Country Club for more fireworks...

Mary & Brian, before the wheels came off the bus :-)

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Then we went to Mary & Brian's more MORE fireworks!!!

Hunter & Leanne - just after Hunter got done telling me girls shouldn't shoot fireworks... and then caught his arm on fire.

Leanne, her brother Chris and sis-in-law Kris

It was a GREAT celebration of our freedom!!! Happy Birthday, America!