The Lord really blessed us this Fourth of July. Ellis got the inside scoop from a co-worker on a sweet little parade in a town near us (Earlysville). We managed to get there just in time to find a spot right on the road before the parade started.
The whole event lasted for a grand total of 13 minutes, and that was just right for us! The kids could hardly believe it when the firemen and parade participants started throwing out candy. The closest they have come to something like that is trick-or-treating (which has never really yielded much for them).
After watching the kids stuff their faces with tootsie rolls and twizzlers, we called Ellis' friend to see if we could meet up with him. It turned out that he and his wife were waiting for us at a little church near the end of the street: it was offering free hot dogs and two bouncy houses for the kids. What a treat!
A few minutes later Ellis and I sat together in the little front lawn of the old church, savoring our free lunch and watching our kids fully enjoy themselves. The whole affair was so laid back and peacefully small - just the right amount of excitement for us.
As the day went on, it became increasingly clear that there was no way Corrie and Davey would be able to stay up to see fireworks that night. I stayed home with them while Ellis and Mac walked up the street together and discovered a perfect spot to view (in Mac's words) "tons of bullets hitting in to each other and exploding!"
I am pretty sure Mac had his hands excitedly squeezing his face the entire time as he watched (in his mind) and epic battle of exploding bullets in the sky. How sweet that they could see the whole city fireworks show right from our neighborhood!
We had a very happy 4th of July, and we hope you did too!
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