The weather yesterday for the annual 4th of July parade couldn't have been any more perfect. While it still seemed hot after sitting out in the sun for awhile, the temps were only in the high 70s at parade time! Last year, they were closer to 100!
As always, there were lots of flags and photographers. . .
and eager kiddos waiting . . .
for the parade entries to toss out candy as they went by so . . .
they could dash out and scoop up as many pieces as possible!!
One of our favorite entries is this vintage fire truck. . .that later comes to the picnic to give us rides!!
The youngest Grand Boy didn't want to keep his hat on! :)
After the parade, we headed to a nearby park for fun and food!
The kiddos entertained themselves with a little rock climbing or . . . .
or horse shoe pitching. . .
or hula hooping!!
My favorite parts of this part of July 4th are. . .the amazing food and . . .
visiting with family and friends. . .many that I only see this one time of the year. . . and . . .
taking a ride on that vintage fire truck!!
THE STONE RABBIT loves his perch on the old fireplace mantel and surround we have in our entry.
He helped me string the amazing banner pieces the Circle Journal Ladies made . . .well, he and Twiggy did. (I will share the details of the banner on a future post!)
He also pointed out that I need to remove the white clip on the left side of the mantel. . .a Christmas left over! :)
Looks like a wonderful 4th of July, Dana!
Posted by: Pat@BPM | July 05, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Dana, I just left two comments and they are gone. What is going on?
love, Jeanne
Posted by: jeanne, backyard neighbor | July 05, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Hi Dana...looks like you had the perfect celebration. I love your banner and it's a good thing the stone rabbit found that Christmas clip!
Enjoy your holiday weekend and Happy Pink Saturday too.
Tami xo
Posted by: Tami Kenner | July 05, 2013 at 12:30 PM
I love your sweet 4th of July post. I am going to try and comment again. Your darling grands look so cute gathering up candy. The weather looks awesome too.
The banner looks great where you hung it. It looks like the string has captured your cat's attention. HA! I am looking forward to receiving your banner but no worries I had five to hang and there is room for more. I was forced to do mine early because we were camping.
I just took brownies out of the oven and I am making venison spaghetti sauce. My grands love it and so do I. They all go home tomorrow. They will miss the 4th of July celebration here in Franklin because it was delayed because of rain torrents for the last few days. sigh. However, we did manage to have a great time these past two weeks.
Happy Pink Sat and happy belated 4th of July.
Love, Jeanne
Posted by: jeanne, backyard neighbor | July 05, 2013 at 12:36 PM
Looks like a great and traditional 4th celebration. Oh - the candy throwing brought back memories. I LOVED that as a kid at our hometown parades. They have since outlawed it - something about how dangerous it is if someone gets hit by a piece of candy. Yes - such silliness is what we've come to in this land of the free . . . but . . . I politically digress. As to your banner - looking sweet on your patriotic mantle! Love your Uncle Sam bank - I have one, too. Mine's a reproduction, though - is yours the real deal?
Joy!
Kathy
Posted by: Kathryn Ross | July 05, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Looks like a grand time! Love the festive banner that you made - looking forward to seeing more details of it. I made a similar one - come on over and see it! Catherine (new follower)
Posted by: Catherine | July 06, 2013 at 09:26 AM