Happy Birthday America

One of our favorite days of the year ~ July 4 in

our nation's capitol.......

with family and friends ~

Loaded up and ready to head to the Potomac River

Ayden ~

Courtney, Pat, Phill, Alden and I

Christy, Cindy, Tim, Brittany, Van and Al and Styles

Phill and Nate

Courtney and Holly

Phill, Cindy and Ayden

Christy talking with our friends

Holly's girls (are they precious or what?!!!) and Bailey

Adorable.

Pat, Rebekah and Sawyer

Just a hoot ~ saw many of these boats with people and DOGS

(notice life vest on dog!)

Getting caught up ~ meeting new friends

Fun to see each other

game playing with Joshua ~ Sawyer helping out

Papa, Bailey and Ayden having some fun!

Alden, Courtney and Ayden

Brittany, Rebekah and Andrea

Ayden

Jake and his girls

Cassada family ~ sun is beginning to go down

Courtney, Pat, Rebekah, Joshua, Bailey and Sawyer

John and Alice

Our Sunday School class gather in the same place our family gathers ~

so we have such a fun time. Our family usually goes down a bit earlier and we eat dinner....

then enjoy our friends once they arrive.

wonderful friends ~ (missed you Nita...sorry!)

Alden, Courtney and Pat

It gets dark .....we all settle .....

the fireworks begin!!!!!

Beautiful sight ~ in the air and on the water

Papa and Sawyer

A wonderful day spent together ~

God bless America