Our Fourth

Something about Independence Day makes me want to take family pictures. Maybe because it's a relaxing day, maybe it's because it's the one day we're all color coordinated, or maybe it's because I'll take any excuse I can to make Josh and Norah sit with me for a picture. Whatever it is, I like to take them.

Here is our independence picture from last year:

And here are some pictures this year:

Look how much Norah has grown!

We didn't really do anything special to celebrate the day, just enjoyed time together. We did grill hot dogs, which felt like a fourth of July thing to do. We also watched fireworks. Our back porch is in the perfect spot to watch the city's fireworks. It's so nice not having to fight crowds or traffic to see them. And when they were over, we were able to put Norah right to bed. It was too dark on our porch to take pictures of Norah watching the fireworks, but for the first few minutes, she did like them! Every firework brought a, "Wow! Pree (pretty)!" from her. But after about 3 minutes, fireworks became an old thing to her. You'd think we sat on the porch and watched fireworks every day by the way she acted. I think she'll really like the whole show next year.

I hope everyone else had a relaxing and fun Independence Day!