The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I love all of the fireworks, cookouts, parades, and all of the red, white, and blue! Jep and I stayed in Birmingham this year and although I was disappointed we didn't make it down to the beach, we had a really fun-filled, jam-packed weekend. All weekend we kept saying to each other how happy we were that we stayed and celebrated on our home turf.
Saturday we took a trip up to Cullman to watch our nephew, Jayce, play in a tournament to bring them one step closer to becoming State Champs and they WON!! Jayce played so great and we are so proud of him and his team! Hope they can make it all the way! How cool is that to be so close to being a state champ at only 6 years old?!
After the game Jep and I went to the Bluez and Gumbo festival in Old Town Helena. We enjoyed bowls of delicious gumbo and hurricanes while listening to some blues. It was so much fun! And, to top it all off all of the proceeds went to a wonderful organization called "Homes for Our Troops," a program that provides homes to veterans who have returned home with severe disabilities and injuries. We were so glad we went and plan to attend again next year! We ended the night by watching the fireworks from our backyard with Jep's mom.
Sunday was spent enjoying the beautiful weather (88 degrees with very low humidity!) and eating some yummy barbecue. And, then downtown for "Thunder on the Mountain" with some family and friends. Thanks to my sister-in-law, Amy, we were able to view the fireworks show from a prime spot. THANK YOU for hooking us up! :) The show was great and wayyy better than watching them on TV like we did last year!
Thunder on the Mountain Finale
Between all of the fun, we did spend a little bit of time working on some things around the house. We bought some new, fun things for outside thanks to Grandma Cee for sending us a very thoughtful monetary gift for our one year anniversary.
The bench we got with a portion of the money from Grandma Cee
And, I can't forget to mention the 4th of July desserts I made. Jep made a special request for a Flag Cake and I told him that I wasn't sure if it would be as good as his mama's but I'd give it a try. It actually turned out REALLY good and I think I'll make it every year! :)
I also made some star shaped rice krispie treats because who doesn't love rice krispie treats?!
Wow, this post turned out to be a lot longer than I planned. I'm going to close with a picture of Dread. No, he is not dead...he's just working on his tan!!
Happy Birthday AMERICA!
And, a big thank you to our brave soldiers who have served or currently are serving our country! God Bless our Troops!
