4th of July weekend

Hope everyone had a safe, happy 4th of July weekend. The weather was beautiful. Actually cool on Saturday, in the shade. We started the day watching the "Baby Parade" downtown. Not quite sure why it is called that when they have mostly firetrucks, army vehicles, Yuengling horses, a band, etc. Well, they did have a few floats with babies on them. And were they cute!! The parade walkers threw out candy for the parade watchers and Morgan did not get run over trying to pick it up. Which is a good thing. Reese's dad came up for lunch and after eating waaaay too much, Morgan entertained us with hand stands and won a 1-inning game of wiffleball against his Dad.

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We walked down to our friends' house for a cookout around 6:30. By 8, I was walking back to our house for a sweatshirt. By 9, Reese was heading back for a sweatshirt. The little prince was running around like a madman (he was the only boy with 5 other girls) and did not seem to need a sweatshirt. Wonderful, thoughtful dad that he is, Reese brought one for him anyway.

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We stayed to watch the town fireworks at 10pm. They were beautiful! Actually, the rest of the town was setting off lovely fireworks from 8:30 until the official fireworks started at 10. Our friends live at the top of the hill overlooking the town. They have an awesome viewpoint for all the fireworks. We took our chairs out around 9 and watched them. From all sides.

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It was interesting to watch the people gather. They came in their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs. I even saw a motorcycle or 2. Many people walked down from their homes, carrying blankets or chairs. And we all ooohed and aaahed at the beautiful colors and the loud booms. It was great fun. An added plus is that we could walk home and skip the traffic jam.