It's one of my favorite holidays. Oddly enough, I have more specific memories of my family celebrating the 4th than I do Christmas. Parades, neighborhood fairs, Lagoon, Stadium of Fire, barbecues...
I have a strong sense of patriotism. Despite the conflicts, the politics, the difference of opinions, I feel blessed to live here. I think that my appreciation for what we have here has only increased since 9/11.
Today we spent the day at This is the Place Heritage Park. Maddie enjoyed the train and pony ride, the petting coral and the tours of the houses and watching how the pioneers lived and worked 160 years ago. I have some cute pics of the kids I'll post later. Oh, and as an added bonus we saw Glenn Beck while we were there. He's in town to host the Stadium of Fire and he taped his television broadcast at the park this afternoon. We didn't officially meet him but he did wave and say hi to us as he was walking by.
We're planning on fireworks tonight, but the deal was that Maddie needed to take a nap first. It's been an hour and half since we got home and she's still restless. It's also 6:15. Aaron's asleep and I'm not sure how he's going to handle this when he wakes up. It's up to him. :) Maybe we'll head to Murray Park tonight, maybe not.
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