This year was another year spent away from Idaho, which we REALLY missed!! I don't know why but it pretty much didn't feel like a holiday here in Mason, TX. There were NO fireworks (we only heard like 5), NO parades (the closest one was 45 minutes away and if we hadn't had such a late night the night before we probably would have gone) and Chris worked most of the day. So we decided to take the boys swimming with the other family and then have a BBQ with everyone after they got off work. The BBQ was last minute, sort of so out of the 16 or 17 people that are here it was only us and the other family and 1 other person...so we ended up with a LOT of leftover food! We had also bought snaps for the kids to do, we couldn't find any other fireworks anywhere!! They had fun with them though!
Brady, TX (about 30 minutes North of us) had a parade and firework show on Saturday, July 7. So I took the boys to the parade in the morning while Chris was at work and then we all headed back up there for the fireworks that night. They boys were more into them this year which was fun! So at least we were able to have a little bit of the holiday spirit, but it just wasn't the same as being in Idaho with family...Next year most definitely!!!
A nice lady gave the boys these flags.
They all got so excited when candy was thrown to them!!
Waving to the people in the parade!
Waiting for the fireworks...
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