Fourth of July has become one of our family's favorite traditions. For the past nine years, we've hosted a cookout/fireworks party at our house, and we look forward to it every year.
We gathered in the afternoon for fellowship. One of the newer traditions has been the kids performing a concert of sorts each year.
This year, Laura and Katherine recited the Preamble and were adorable!
Then the older kids who took history together recited the Declaration of Independence
The kids performed an encore of This is Amazing Grace. I'll never tire of hearing them worship the Lord together.
After the concert we all enjoyed a delicious traditional Fourth of July meal of hamburgers, hot dogs and all the sides. Yum!
After dinner we took our annual fence picture. It's amazing how much the kids grow every year.
I hope they're all still coming back for Fourth of July parties decades from now!
Nathan 3D printed a rocket this year that he wanted to launch to kick off the fireworks for the evening. He worked so hard and troubleshooted so much to be able to execute his plan, and it was so cool to watch! I'm already looking forward to next year's model!
We spent the rest of the evening lightning things on fire and enjoying the other neighborhood fireworks. It's a little frightening how much my kids enjoy blowing things up, ha!
We somehow ended up with a giant surplus of sparklers, so the kids had at it at the end of the night, and lit up sparkler after sparkler.
The aftermath at the end of the night!
These Fourth of July parties are sure to be core memories for my kids and their precious friends who are as dear to us as family.
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