Our Holiday in Review
I absolutely love where we live. I also love tradition. I go out of my way to make sure we are making memories together and carrying on family traditions. The 4th of July is one holiday steeped in tradition that my kids really look forward to. Growing up, my parents always had a big 4th of July party–it started in the morning with everyone coming over for breakfast outside. Family came and went all day long. We swam and ate and then moved the party into the garage in the evening. My dad and older cousins would blow off fire works in our back yard and a great time was had by all.
The apple must not fall too far from the tree. We start each 4th of July at our Clintonville Community Breakfast. We walk over to the park early in the morning to begin our day.
One or more of my kids always participates in the pet parade
Then there is the fishing derby
And the party preparation
It is the part of the day that is the calm before the storm. Because the next thing I remember– It looked more like this
And this
This was before the fireworks show and the post fireworks snacking!! It was a late night. And today after cleaning all that up, I took a long nap–in the air conditioning. Hope your Holiday weekend was both fun and relaxing!!