Happy (belated) Independence Day!
I had a fantastic day that definitely reminded me why the Fourth of July is my absolute favorite holiday!
It started a week ago with the Huntsman Springs Celebrate America Celebration.
This is the third year in a row that I've been to it, and it's definitely the best fireworks show I have ever seen, and that includes some tough contenders like the Portland Waterfront BluesFest!
It was definitely a great start to my holiday celebrations!
Yesterday morning I joined my sister and her family at the Rexburg parade down Main Street!
It was so fun to see Sophie waving away at all of the floats to try and get them to throw her candy :)
By the end her and Sam had acquired enough candy to last them quite a while!
Little Caroline had a hard time sleeping through all of the sirens and loud music, but she was still as happy as could be despite it all.
Just look at her pretty little face!
Isn't she the cutest?!
Later that afternoon my roommates and I headed down to Idaho Falls to stake out our spot for the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration.
We had six hours to wait for the fireworks to start, so we passed the time with games and really good food!
The Idaho Falls fireworks didn't disappoint, but they were definitely nowhere near as spectacular as Huntsman Springs.
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| Huntsman Springs 2014 |
I am so thankful to live in a country where I have freedom.
It's easy to be negative about the direction our Nation is headed in, as well as the lack of freedom we sometimes feel we might have, but one thing is true - we really are blessed to live in the USA.
This Nation was founded on freedom!
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of petition
If there's one thing I've learned and one thing I really do believe, it's that as long as we stand for and protect those freedoms we were granted in the Bill of Rights, our Nation will be okay.
Happy Birthday, America!
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