4th of July

4th of July is one of our favorite family holidays. For the last several years, we have spent it with Coy's family in the small town of Mt Pleasant. I am sure it is similar to a lot of small towns across the country with a little fair, rodeo and fireworks in the park.

We usually go to the booths sometime in the afternoon. My kids always get their faces painted or some kind of temporary tattoo. We have a family barbecue at grandmas. Most of the family comes for the day. It is great to see them.

Then later that night we go to the hometown rodeo. My brother in law Troy usually enters in the Calf Roping. There are also a lot of other rodeo locals that we know. It makes the rodeo a lot of fun to cheer for friends and family.

After the rodeo is our favorite part. We go to the city park for fireworks. I love pictures of my kids with sparklers. So they have to get one taken every year. In this post are pictures from this year. I also included pictures of Racheal's friend Keylee and our nephew Cole. His was so funny.

When the sparklers are done, it is usually time for the main show to start. We love the park because the fireworks go right over your head. All of the kids make sound effects and it a lot of fun. It is always too short but I love to watch them in the sky.

We are always blessed when we get to spend a day like that with family and friends. It is great to take time to slow down and just play all day.