The 4th.

Early bike ride to the pancake breakfast. Late afternoon swim at the pool. Dinner and fireworks with neighbors. Just shy of blazing temperatures with a slight breeze. A beautiful Fourth of July.

Eve examining her first bag of "poppers". If one didn't pop by throwing it on the ground, she'd put her finger right to it and smash it clean.



Kickball with the boys.



Stains on the shirt. Rag-a-muffin hair. Sucker before dinner. I'm an all-American girl.









A visit from the firemen. A hop in the front seat of the fire truck. You can't buy this stuff, people.





To bed at 11:30 p.m. What a blessed country we live in!