Fun on the Fourth

We had so much fun yesterday celebrating the Fourth of July! We started early with a flag ceremony and breakfast at our church. Grace has been very aware of our country's flag lately and was pleased to see it up close...she also learned why we put our right hands over our hearts when saying the pledge and during our national anthem. I love the learning moments everywhere!

Later that morning Grace, Eve, and I went to the movies while Aaron went golfing with his dad and uncle. We saw the new Pixar film, Wall E. It was really cute; better than I expected. The girls really enjoyed the excitement of the whole experience (we don't go see movies very often.) It was Eve's first experience at the movie theater (except for once or twice as a newborn) so she was a little on edge. She clung to me the whole time and jumped at every loud noise or startling moment, but she still seemed to enjoy it.

The best part came in the evening when Aaron and I rode our bikes (with the girls pulled behind in their chariot) to the university for a fireworks show and concert. We all oooed and awwwed over the beautiful explosions as the girls marched (and Grace shook her booty) to the patriotic music being played by the band. As we rode home in the dark after the show, the neighborhood streets were lined with families doing their own fireworks displays. Honestly, the entire ride home was like a light show...it was so awesome! I was enjoying it so much that when we arrived home, I told Aaron I wanted to keep riding (not realizing that it was already after ten!) So we rode around our neighborhood a little more and then headed home to put everyone to bed (including ourselves.)