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4th Of July!

Growing up Christmas was always my #1 favorite Holiday of the whole year. As I got older I started to develop a love for Independence Day! (Of course Christmas is still up there on the list, but for different reasons than when I was a kiddo.)



I think my love for the 4th of July stems from the tradition that my friends and I started in High School of climbing a hill near our house to get the best view of all the fireworks going off all around our town. We usually preceded the fireworks with swimming and BBQ. These 4th festivities usually included my then crush and now husband which also made it the best holiday :) (Shirtless and tan teenaged hubby- YES PLEASE! Such good times!)


Over the years and after the local wildfires our hills are always blocked off and patrolled so our tradition has taken a hiatus for now. But my love for the 4th remains in tact! 

I am super excited to celebrate this year because now we have a little one of our own! Wyatt will be One in a couple weeks (wahhh!) and remembering a year ago, it is fun to be here 365 days later, not pregnant and running after my cute baby! 

I am grateful for our Freedom and country! I am so grateful to celebrate the place that my babe and family will be able to grow up free and strong. 

God Bless the USA!  

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