4th of July!

Happy Independence Day! We spent the day hanging out at home. It rained a good portion of the day, so we didn't get to play outside, but it dried up enough for fireworks tonight!

We moved to Arrowsmith 5 years ago today! And, this is the first time we've been in Illinois since on the 4th of July. We weren't sure where to go to watch fireworks, but we chose LeRoy. We're glad we did! The display was nice and long, and we were able to park pretty close by and sit in the back of the car and watch.

Caeden thought he was scared at times, but by the end he was saying, "'A-gin?" and "More?" and "Pretty!" The neatest moment of the night was a couple minutes into the fireworks...Everyone was making their "oohs" and "ahs," and in the middle of everything Sylvia just said, "God, thank you for these fireworks."

Yes, thank you God for fireworks and freedom and family and friends. My heart is blessed today.

The kiddos and I in the back of the Aztek waiting for the fireworks to start.

Daddy & Sylvie enjoying the fireworks

 part of the finale of the LeRoy fireworks