We started off the morning at church where Liberty sang in the choir. It was too cute. The children’s choir sang “How Great Thou Art” and “Spring is Coming” by Steven Curtis Chapman. Liberty hasn’t done anything like this in a long time and she was so great. She wasn’t nervous or anything. She immediately found herself a friend and they held hands while they sang. Oh the joy of having sweet little girls :). Here is one of the videos. I love the look on her face when she spots me in the crowd.
Then we headed to JC Penny for some good holiday sales :). I love these pictures of the girls playing with the mirrors while Scott was trying on clothes.
Emory thought the baby in the mirror was so cute that she needed lots of kisses :).
This girl is so beautiful!!
Every year we celebrate the 4th with our former neighbors and friends from Sweetwater Springs. They have family that comes in from Texas every year and we always join them for tons of food and fireworks. There are always plenty of children for Liberty to play with and even though she only sees them once a year, she really looks forward to it. Its so funny how kids just connect.
Getting ready for fireworks!
When we left the house it was still raining (as it had been all day), but we just trusted that it would clear up by the time it was dark enough to start lighting fireworks. We light hundreds of fireworks in the driveway every year and I promise it would rival even the best of professional displays.
Liberty and her friend Autumn. Seeing each other only once a year doesn’t stop these two from being the best of friends.
The little ones usually get to light some of their special fireworks first.
This year all of us wore glow-in-the dark necklaces and bracelets. It was hilarious to watch all the little glowing kids running around. I actually liked it because it made it much easier to keep track of them in the dark. They looked like little glowing aliens.
Liberty and Autumn had on necklaces, bracelets, and ankle bracelets. This is what they looked like in the dark.
Time for sparklers!
Emory had fun until the fireworks started. I had a feeling she wasn’t going to like all the noise much. I ended up putting her to bed in one of the spare rooms, which worked out great. She slept for an hour and a half and I got to enjoy the fireworks with everyone else.
Liberty had so much fun. I have never seen her play so hard. She was exhausted by the time we got home around 11:30. She crashed on the couch before we even had time to get her into bed.
Another wonderful 4th. Can’t wait til next year.
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