Saturday Evening, July 4

His birthday was a few days earlier, but this was the first date that worked for a party.

Jesse and Grandpa

Josh and Allie waiting for supper.

Jesse’s choice for his birthday meal: sausage sandwiches, French bread, and buttered noodles. 🙂

Opening gifts.

Ice cream cake

Then we went outside to enjoy the beautiful evening.

Jere had a few fireworks to celebrate Jesse’s and our country’s birthday. (They were not close to the swing set, but the angle of my camera makes it look that way.)

There were also a few sparklers.

Then we sat back and enjoyed about six or seven neighborhood and community fireworks.

We could see fireworks on the horizon to the north, south, east, and west.

Most were not very close, but it was delightful to see the sky filled with beautiful displays – celebrating our country’s independence.