10 Reasons Why We Love the Fourth of July:
1. BBQs: This fourth of July, all of us in the Topeka group took off half a day and went down to the park for the traditional American BBQ. Loaded down with hamburgers, hot dogs, a charcoal grill and chips... we were set!
Here's Josh, Marcus and David chowing down on the food
Here's Josh, Marcus and David chowing down on the food2. Spending time with Family and Friends: Since we didn't have any family around this 4th of July, friends are the next best thing! Lucky for me, Ashton's wife Becca came out for the fourth too! She's hilarious and we're way too much alike for our own good.
Becca, Me and Jackie
Here's the group, we look like such wholesome kids (this is before we got yelled at by some guy)
3. Watermelon: What's a fourth of July without Watermelom and seed spittin contests?
5. S'mores Cookout: First you take the Mallow, and then you take the graham...a very American Treat!
4. Fun Times & Fireworks: This year the boys bought a bunch of fireworks because in the state of Kansas all fireworks are legal. The guys' were thrilled about this, while us girls stuck to the Classic Sparkler. Once we finished, we went down by the lake to check out the real show aka The Spirit of Kansas. Apparently, it's pretty much a big deal around these parts...
Marcus has decided to try out for Harry in Harry Potter 24 and some boys thought it would be a good idea to take a blanket and fling us girls up in the air...fun...indeed.
Marcus has decided to try out for Harry in Harry Potter 24 and some boys thought it would be a good idea to take a blanket and fling us girls up in the air...fun...indeed.6. A day off work: And with that a trip to the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City! Okay, so it was actually the day after, but our group had a blast riding the Mamba, one of the tallest, fastest roller coasters in the World (but aren't they all?)
8. Love: It's the first holiday for Marcus and I where sparks flew between us at a Ward BBQ and Dustdevil baseball game (how American right?):
9. Summer: It's the only holiday in the summertime (minus Pioneer Day in Utah)
This is the sunset where we watched the fireworks. Be-A-Utiful! 10. Lastly, we love the fourth because it is a day where we can spend all day being thankful for the country we live in. We get to celebrate our military men, forget about gas prices and work, and rejoice in the blessings we have here in the United States. We hope all of you had a fun day as well!
Sounds like a fun time! I've been to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City too! It's actually the first amusement park I'd ever been to.
ReplyDeleteLoved all your pictures Ashley. You cutey to the max. That looked like a group of wholesome to me. Whats up with the guy yelling?
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a fun 4th..
Aww! What a fun 4th of July! I am totally jealous of that fantastic BBQ! You are too cute.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you guys had a great 4th of July! I'm glad you got some time off to have a great BBQ and hang out with friends and your hubby!
ReplyDeleteI think that's great you've got some friends to spend the holidays with.
ReplyDeleteI'm totally curious, why did you get yelled at? I can't imagine that that wholesome bunch did anything wrong!
For those of you who asked why we got yelled at, it was because a grumpy old man said that our fireworks were hitting him (he was probably 50 yards ahead of us) and if we didn't stop he would call the cops on us. However, there were about 500 other people in the park who were also lighting off fireworks so I guess he would have had to call them on all of them as well...oh well, we continued our fun and just pointed them in the other direction :)
ReplyDeleteWhat great pictures. It sounds like the perfect holiday. You and Marcus were too cute in yer matchin' red shirts.
ReplyDeleteFun fun weekend! I think it's great that we have an excuse to do such fun things. Your pictures say it all.
ReplyDeleteYAY for the 4th!!! So much FUN! Lookin at these pictures really reminds me of those 2 special days. I love being yelled at by middle aged hairy men. Ohhh and the smores, i will always remember the smores..... Your blog is always so darn cute, miss ya.
ReplyDeleteoh and i dont know why i show up as Ashton but this is Becca. if you couldn't tell
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures Ashley. Sounds like you guys had a great day. I wish I could have gone on the roller coasters with you. I guess I will have to settle of Silverwood.
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