Fourth of July

Land of the Free...

Home of the Brave...

So grateful for the many wondrous ways our nation is able to celebrate it's birthday.

For the last few years we have celebrated the Fourth of July a couple different ways...

For a few years in a row we attended a local parade as spectators, followed by a low key BBQ and a nice big firework show afterwards.

Then last year (and the year before) we attended the parade as participants... we floated in our bright red raft... adorned with flags, glitz and glamour... advertising our family owned & operated rafting business we take so much pride in. Our kiddos had so much fun tossing candy to spectating kids... even sneaking in a piece for themselves a time or two.

But this year we decided to try something new. And we are so glad we did. Even though we have always enjoyed the parade... we wanted a change of pace. New memories needed to be made and this was the perfect holiday to do so. So we woke up, filled our bellies up with a nice scrumptious breakfast, packed some coolers for a nice big river side picnic and we hit the road to enjoy an afternoon of some family rafting.

What a way to start our Fourth of July... it was so refreshing! We ended our evening celebrating at the Rodeo. Horses, Bulls, Cowgirls and Cowboys... fun, fun, fun!

And not to go unnoticed... but we enjoyed the most... hands down... SPECTACULAR firework show at the Ems Baseball game the night before. AND! The Ems even won! Talk about icing on the cake! We had a wonderful guest join us in the fun and we're so glad she did. It's always fun when Memaw is around!

Cheers!!! Another successful year celebrating the nation we love!