Oh man, there is just something special about celebrating our Nations birthday in the heartland. People embody the American spirit here. They celebrate in true American fashion, BBQ (of course), honoring local heroes and service men & women, our nation's flag lines the major streets on either side and on the majority of houses. It really is fantastic.
Last year Reese was so little and it was SO hot that we didn't do much in the way of festivities, not to mention we didn't know very many people or many of the community activities. This year we decided to investigate a bit further and then decided to tag along with our very good friends Todd, Rebekah, Josie & Hank. We went to the Village Fest which is the 4th of July celebration in the suburb of Prairie Village. We had such a great time and the kiddos were worn out!
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Cami and Josie. I made the girls matching shirts..in hindsight I should have known to tack down the bow better...ugh |
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They are the cutest |
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Hank and Reese. They love each other. Until recently Reese couldn't say Hank, so she called him bubba. |
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Love my Family |
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"fishing" |
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Facepainting. Did I mention I stood in line for 45 minutes for this?!? |
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Rebekah and I |
Wow we had a great time. To our surprise everything was free. They had puppet shows, petting zoo, bounce houses, climbing things, train ride, pony rides, zip lining, face painting ...... The only thing we paid for was the food. There was great live music, so many things to do that we didn't get to try everything. What a fun deal and hopefully a new family tradition.
Afterwards we brought the tired girls home for a rest. We decided that we would enjoy the rest of the day at home. Cami would have really enjoyed the fireworks at night, but it starts so late and since she doesn't nap anymore we thought we would have been pushing our luck.
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Our grill master Matt fixed us a feast! |