happy birthday america!

Happy 4th of July!!

I am so grateful to live in this wonderful country. We are so blessed to have the rights and freedom that we do.

Yesterday at church, for the closing song, we stood and sang "The Star Spangled Banner." For some reason I can't seem to make it through that song without getting emotional. (The same thing happened last year too!) Just singing the words and thinking of our great country's history, and the wonderful men and women who sacrificed so much to make our country what it is... I am just overwhelmed with gratitude and joy for my blessings.

And I love fireworks! I'm so excited for fireworks tonight. We watched a few last night of our neighbors until Annie was not so happy. And tonight we'll go over to some friends and have homemade ice cream and fireworks.

I hope everyone has a blast this 4th!! And God bless America!