We had a great time celebrating America's 236th birthday at home this year. However, it did feel a bit odd since we are usually out of town for the holiday.
(I'm talking 10+ years of being out of town for the 4th!)
Seriously.
Check it out.
2001
Garden Valley, Idaho (no helmet law)
(my fiance/almost husband and I both lived in Eugene, OR)
2002
Crouch, Idaho
(my husband of one year and I lived off of Barger in Eugene, OR)
2003
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
(I'm pregnant but do not know it...still living in Eugene, OR.)
2004
Uncle Steve & Aunt Carol's house
Eagle, Idaho
(baby Lauren, Matt and I still live in Eugene, OR)
2005
MeMa & PaPa's house
Garden Valley, Idaho
(we call Newberg, Oregon home now...but not for long)
(also I'm pregnant again but do not know it yet)
2006
Garden Valley, Idaho
(baby Tyler, 2 yr. old Lauren, Matt, and I now (and still) reside in a suburb of Atlanta)
2007
suburb of Atlanta
Wait! That's my living room. I guess we were home for one 4th of July in the last 10 years.
(how cute are L and T?!)
2008
Garden Valley, ID
(Tyler, MeMa, PaPa & Lauren)
2009
Miramar Beach, Florida with Uncle Brian!
2010
Boise, Idaho
(cousin Madison, Tyler, and Lauren)
2011
Horseshoe Bend, Idaho
***2012***
Hometown Holiday
We started off our day by watching the local parade
and pretending to be Chick-Fil-A cows.
"Eat mor chikin."
We have great friends!
lots of people and golf carts flanked the parade route
You'll have to take my word that we saw a parade because we didn't take any pictures.
It was obviously fun and exhausting because Tyler and Daddy took a midday nap.
Late afternoon we met up with our friends again to watch the fireworks.
Pizza and soda for dinner
and balloons for dessert.
Tyler learned how to blow up a balloon.
And he went a little crazy.
My friend (former friend?) had the nerve to post an unedited version of the picture below on her facebook page. She called it:
"Random Rednecks"
This picture actually cracks me up so maybe I won't "unfriend" her after all.
Hanging out with FlagMan
(Tyler chose not to participate in the picture)
Finally...
FIREWORKS!!
It was definitely a fun Fourth of July but it still felt like something was missing.
(like family!)
I wonder where we'll be July 4, 2013?!
This is really late but I loved your 4th of July timeline. Great pictures! You will have to come back West next year! Love, Grandma Jan
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