Happy Birthday America

We have had a great 4th of July weekend.  Here is a picture of Emily on our way to church on Sunday.

 Sunday evening we went to a 4th of July party and ended the night with sparklers and some great fireworks.

We had a great night and Emily loved the fireworks.  She was up until 11:30pm but it was worth it.

On Monday the 4th, we met some friends for lunch and then headed over to a cookout with more friends.  Emily played and played with her friends.  They started off the party by running around the house with swords and Emily and one of her little friends ran into each other and bumped heads.  Emily has a red place and a little bump on her forehead (which you can't see in this picture)  but look at her friends head. Apparently, Emily has the hardest head:)

These two recovered quickly and the party continued.

After we ate, we enjoyed more sparklers and some of those pop snappers.  The kids would throw them down and immediately go back to ask for another.

We finished our outdoor activities just before the rain started.  Later at home, were able to catch a few fireworks in our neighborhood before bed.  Happy 4th of July!