WE ARE PROUD TO BE AMERICANS and tried to find FUN ways to celebrate!
Well I have to admit that it was a interesting 4th of July. We decided to check out the Stockton City Parade and certainly will not do that again. Jay and I both grew up attending fantastic city parades and Stockton was not very good. The entire parade was 30min maybe 40 and not one float. Needless to say we were disappointed.
But the kids enjoyed getting so much candy from the city officials. They were so cute in their RED, WHITE and BLUE!
The crowd was so sparce there was no one near by take a picture of the family so this was our family self-portrait.
But to make up for the bummer morning, we went to Lodi Lake for their city fireworks. Stockton canceled their fireworks due to budget. It is sad when we don't even have enough responsiblity to portect the celebrations that are honoring the freedom we have even to develop our state, and city governements.
But the fireworks were FANTASTIC. We were siting directly underneath the fireworks. Sarah had her hood on to protect her ears from the noise. She hid through some of the foreworks but peeped out for the PINK ones. That is her favorite color.
The kids also enjoyed their glow in the dark toys. Colton chose a blue sword and some blue bracelets and Sarah had PINK necklaces and multi-colored bracelets. It is amazing the joy that glow-in-the dark stuff creates for children.
But the kids enjoyed getting so much candy from the city officials. They were so cute in their RED, WHITE and BLUE!
The crowd was so sparce there was no one near by take a picture of the family so this was our family self-portrait.
But to make up for the bummer morning, we went to Lodi Lake for their city fireworks. Stockton canceled their fireworks due to budget. It is sad when we don't even have enough responsiblity to portect the celebrations that are honoring the freedom we have even to develop our state, and city governements.
But the fireworks were FANTASTIC. We were siting directly underneath the fireworks. Sarah had her hood on to protect her ears from the noise. She hid through some of the foreworks but peeped out for the PINK ones. That is her favorite color.
The kids also enjoyed their glow in the dark toys. Colton chose a blue sword and some blue bracelets and Sarah had PINK necklaces and multi-colored bracelets. It is amazing the joy that glow-in-the dark stuff creates for children.Over all the day ended on a good note. We had a nice 4th of July. No matter how our celebration turned out I still stand strong and Proud to be an American. What a blessing it is to live in a land where we have so many choices: religion, education, paths in life, and so many Freedoms that our soldiers fight to protect for us. We have to continue to stand strong to protect everything that makes being an American such an amazing experience.
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