Fourth of July

This was an unusual Fourth of July for our family. We usually host a BBQ and have friends and family over. This year is was just my little family of four. Everyone was busy or just wanted to be home. I can understand that, I felt that way myself for some reason. It was different but nice.

We still bbq'd. We had pork chops, roasted baby bell peppers and red onions, grilled jalapenos and  macaroni salad. We still did our annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, our family tradition. Then we sat outside to watch the firework show. The town fireworks are done from the fairgrounds, we have a pretty good view from our house so we watch from here and avoid the traffic. Then we did some of our own. We got done doing our fireworks just as it started to rain. And boy did it rain! Our neighbor said we got an inch, which is awesome! It always seems to rain on July 4th here, it's the beginning of Monsoon season.At least we got to enjoy the show first. Here are a few shots of our nigh. 

Sparkler art!

Roman Candles

More Roman Candles, my favorite. 

The Red, White and Blue. The symbol of our freedom that we are so blessed to have.

I hope you had a wonderful and safe Holiday.

Jen