4th OF JULY~

The Morning...

Of course we had to go to the local parade on Lincoln Ave...It was a must for Griffin to experience it first hand...which he did until he fell asleep halfway through. I was totally surprise he did, he just leaned back and was out, didn't even fight it at all. (side note) Jeff listens (all the time) to a sports radio show and they have a series called..."I'm so over..." and people call in and tell what they are over. Well, I'm so over dogs in public places. I love dogs, seriously, but not at huge human gatherings.

The Afternoon...

We were invited to a couple BBQs in town, but I only got 1 picture and guess who's in it...my boys? We did have a great time at both. We were able to catch up with some high school friends at one and a lot of my mom's friends at the other.

The Night...

Unsure of Griff's ability to take the noise from fireworks, we took a huge risk and went down to RIGHT under where you the city shoots of the fireworks. If there's one thing that really sets this child off, it's loud noises...but this night a whole different story. He absolutely LOVED the fireworks, and they were so loud you could feel them in your chest. As you'll see in the picture, Jeff had a receiving blanket and his hands around Griff's ears to prevent hysteria, but nothing of the sort. He just sat there and stared at all the colors and man, I wish I could have read his mind to see what he was thinking. He was such a champ.

(just hanging, waiting for it to get dark enough)

(the moment we had all been waiting for...)

Also, thank you to all the men and women who make our lives here in American possible. We're so proud to be AMERICANS...and that Griff was born in the USA!!