Independence Day!

The 4th of July has got to be one of my very favorite days of the year. I just have so many wonderful memories of it growing up. We were always big on celebrating our country's independence at our house. :-) This year we got to spend it in Kirksville, Missouri with so many of our awesome friends! We started off the day with a big breakfast at the Stewart's house (Rebecca and Israel are the coolest for letting us spend the morning at their house!). We ate till we were full and then we ate more. We visited and played their Wii which was so fun. I bowled against Danielle my good friend and she beat me. Then I bowled against David and I beat him! My score was like 164!!! Needless to say I was sore the next day which is utterly pathetic seeing that you could be sitting on the couch to play but noooo I was up practicing my form and everything. It was fun. We failed to get pictures of our amazing morning though! Bummer!

We made it to the last 5 mintues of the Kirksville City parade that afternoon because Tabi was taking a nap...the parad was only like a half hour long anyway. We got just enough candy and saw some cool horses. It was just fun to be there.


In the evening we went over to the Evenhuis' (the pary house!) for a delicious BBQ, games and fireworks. David and I got our first taste of playing Rock Band! It was pretty sweet!


We lit off some fireworks before it was dark so that we could go see the firework show that the city puts on. It was pretty awesome and then our friend Dan tried to burn us all up with a few rockets that were lit but stuck in the ground! We all lived through it and had a good laugh too.

So, Happy Birthday to the United States of America! We love this country and the freedoms we still enjoy! Let's keep them alive. And thanks to all of our friends for a fantastic party of a day. We had a blast!