Our Little American: 4th of July 2014

This year, 4th of July was extra special because it was Jackson's 1st 4th!

Love this little "Yankee Doodle Dandy." :)

Daddy and Jackson

"Baby, you're a FIREWORK!" Look at his smile. I just adore him.

Our family pic. HA! Jackson was even looking at the camera. And I love how Russell has Jackson's bib over his shoulder. Too real for words!

Our little firecracker!

At the square again! It was "First Friday" in Bentonville on the 4th of July, so many families were there. He looks kind of tired here.

Our lil American family!

He is PROUD to be an American! :)

We had a special 4th!

O Lord, be gracious to us. We long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress. Isaiah 33:2

Independence Day

It's catch up time on the blog! I am going to try to update every two days until I am caught up for the month of July. It's been busy but really fun!

 

 We had a low key 4th of July, but we enjoyed staying at home for the day.

 I made red, white, and blue fruit skewers with cheesecake yogurt dip for our 4th dessert. I loved the recipe and will definitely make it again!

 We always love sparklers to celebrate!

 Russell got this firework to light up right in front of our house.

 Money going up in smoke!

We also just sat in the back of Russell's truck that night and enjoyed our dessert and saw a few neighborhood fireworks. It was fun. God Bless the USA!!!

I have to share about these really fast. Dole banana dippers are my new favorite thing (yes, I have a lot of favorite things). Run to the grocery store and get them. They are a great treat! And only 3 WW PPV! YAY!

 

Please continue praying for sweet Maddie and her family! See the post below.

 

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32

4th of July

How was everyone's 4th of July? We went to Camden to celebrate and spend it with family and friends. 

 Lauren and Kerrstyn loved playing together.

 This only shows a little of the food we ate on Monday. I made cornbread salad with a French dressing, Kelly made deviled eggs, which were so yum, and we also had BBQ brisket, ribs, and chicken, baked beans, and bread. We also had homemade vanilla ice cream and Mary's famous cream cheese pound cake. It was all delish!

 Logan, Lauren and me. We always love hanging out together. I just love them.

 Logan, Colton, Lauren and Kerrstyn have such a ball together. They rode their bikes all around the neighborhood and also played in the sprinkler outside. Perfect for Summer! I kept calling Kerrstyn the "4th of July Princess" because she looks so cute in that crown! Ha!

 Me and my 4th of July sweetie

 Me and my sweet sister, Kelly. We had so much fun laughing and catching up like always. Sisters always have fun, right?

 Camden put on their annual "Star Spangled Spectacular" later that night. Logan and Russell enjoyed playing football while waiting for the fireworks to start.

 We just parked in the grass and sat in our vehicles to watch the fireworks! It was quite windy!

 I didn't get too many good pictures of the fireworks, as they are always hard to photograph. But we enjoyed looking at them.

Hope y'all had a fabulous 4th! I know we sure did!

Yesterday, Russell and I took Logan and Lauren to the movies. The guys went to see Super 8 and the girls went to see Monte Carlo together. We always enjoy spoiling our nephew and niece. :)

I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. Psalm 119:32