4th of July Weekend

Eli's First Fourth of July!

Our 4th of July weekend was a very busy fun filled weekend with friends and family. We began the weekend by going to see Eclipse with our group of friends. Nona and Pappy kept Eli for us. :) They just hate to do that :). Saturday, we got up and around and went to Corning to Jon's, Aunt Regina's to eat lunch and visit. That night we came home and ate supper with Gran and Pappaw and Eli's cousins were there and we shot off some fireworks. I was a little nervous as to how Eli would react but he was not frightened at all. In fact he liked them! Sunday we went over to Nona and Pappy's for the afternoon and ate a fish supper with them and went to church that night. Monday night we continued our holiday with great friends again. We ate, visited and shot some more fireworks. All in all it was a great weekend and a great 1st Fourth for Eli.

As I write this I am reminded of all of our freedoms we have and why we have them. I am humbled by the many servicemen and women who willingly serve and protect our country. They sacrifice so much by leaving their families so that we may enjoy times like these without fear of being injured. I am proud to say that my husband, Jon, served in the Coast Guard. He may not have been deployed overseas but he still served this country and is a proud American.