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Let Freedom Ring!

Yankee Doodle, waving his flag!

Carlie with her cake she helped Nanny make

Uhhh
Trey was helping his friend, Luke in.
Trey had been squirting Bro. Jeff with his tiny
water gun
This, my dears is what we call a red-neck parade...
our OWN little 4th of July parade :)  The kids wanted
to decorate Carl's trailer and ride around Nanny and Pop's
backyard on it :)

Trey loved that darn hat!

Noah, Carlie, EK, and Makena

Carl was being goofy when I tried to take
his picture :)
After swimming we went to the farm to go fishing. 
Carl and Carlie were the only ones who caught anything, which
really didn't set well with Makena!

Carlie

T-Man

Makena...this was during her whining...
Before we left she fell in the water and got her
"4th of July clothes" all muddy!  We had to listen
to more whining after that!!
Carlie and Ellie Kate waiting to shoot fireworks

Nanny and Carlie watching the fireworks

Trey and Carl lighting the fireworks

Noah found a parachute from one of the fireworks

Ellie Kate LOVED the fireworks, unlike her
brothers!

Trey was cuttin' up!  He's so silly :)

Eli had his ears covered up most of the time.  Bless his
heart, he didn't like the noise too much.

Trey wasn't scared a bit, though.  He loved the sparklers.

Happy 4th of July!!  We are so thankful that we live in America :)


Beth

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