*4th Of July Happenings*

I know it is a little belated, ok a lot belated but Happy 4th of July. Our 4th was lots of fun and has become very meaning full to us as a family since Caleb has been serving in the Navy and is planning on staying in and going career. I guess the best way to describe it is we have a new found love, honor and respect for our country and those who defend and defended it. We love you America!

Friday night July 3rd we had fun going to the Navy’s 4th of July celebration. While we were there we had snow cones, visited friends, played on a big blow up slide and watched the fireworks. Valerie was so excited about the fireworks but ended up falling asleep before they started and slept through them. Poor girl :(

On the 4th the festivities kept on going. That afternoon we had a BBQ with friends. Then later that night we were able to meet up with Caleb’s Uncle Brian, Aunt Sheri and their kids from Atlanta. Valerie loved all the attention. That night we went and watched fireworks that where launched off the USS Yorktown off one of the many piers in Charleston. While we all were waiting for the fireworks to start we decided that nowhere in the world could you watch 4th of July fireworks in such a historic place with so much meaning. The fireworks were coming off an aircraft carrier that fought in WWII. To its left you had Fort Sumter which was a pivotal place in the Civil War, and you also had Fort Moultrie in the back ground, which protected our troops in the Revolutionary and Civil War. It was a really neat experience with a beautiful background. P.S Valerie stayed awake and was able to see the fireworks and she loved them. She kept on saying "Fireworks say Boom Boom".