The 4th was a little different this year with all of the wildfires burning.... I thought it was still fun but maybe a little more serious than usual. This was the view from the park on the 3rd, with a huge brown smoke cloud rising out of the west mountains where the Alpine fire was burning.
Fortunately for the 4th, the big brown cloud was gone and we weren't seeing brown all day. Nora was festive in her star-spangled bow, and I was so pleased she left it in for a couple of hours before pulling it out.
We spent the day hanging out with the Loertscher crowd. Aaron and I worked on a couple of relaxing crafty projects and visited and the kids played and played and helped Grandma and Grandpa garden a bit.
All that playing wore Nora out and she crashed in Aaron's arms mid-day, so we laid her on a blanket in the grass.
We had dinner outside and more visiting and playing until it got dark.
I decided after last 4th of July that I should take the 5th of July off work and I am so glad I did. It was great to let the kids sleep in after a late night of fun and to be able to catch up on the laundry and other chores that weren't done while we were relaxing. Aaron went to work on the 5th but I think he'll be home with us next year!
