Celebrating Freedom

We celebrated the 4th of July very country-like this year. Pretty laid back and slow paced. We started the day off at the famous Johnson Parade! It's held on a narrow little street in the town of Johnson (well, it's more like a settlement really), with no curb and gutter, let alone a sidewalk. The parade goes up the street, then turns around and comes back down (while the first half is still making it's way up), and it lasted a total of about 30 minutes this year. It's actually draws quite a crowd and I think it will become a tradition in our family! 

Aside from all the festivities, we truly are grateful for this free land in which we live, and the many men and women who have fought to make and keep it that way. "Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?"

This is how McCall "watched" the parade

Grandma and Grandpa waiting for the parade to begin.

Cade wasn't sure of what he was waiting for, but he did it patiently!

Cheese! 

Showing Mom his candy "goods"

Watching the parade

Crop dusters doing a fly-by

This is what a full tummy looks like!

Family pic.

Big brother

We ventured out with Cade to see how he liked fireworks. He liked the ones way off in the distance, but was not a fan of them up close. Once they started he buried his head into the blanket and did not want to look up. He never seemed bothered by the sound and ever since he's repeatedly told us, "BANG! BANG! A fireworks says!