July 4th Weekend - 2010

This year we got to celebrate July 4th on BOTH the 3rd and the 4th! Then, we had the 5th to recover from the LLOONNGG weekend!

Apparently, the Hillsboro 4th of July Parade is BIG. Really BIG. There is talk that it is "one of the largest" 4th of July Parade "West of the Mississippi". I didn't buy it. Come on... it is a "small town parade" after all... right? WRONG! This parade was HUGE! We sat on that curb for TWO HOURS. It was great fun and Abby got to see a lot of places/people she knew - like her PS, the Church were she went to VBS, her Gym, her teachers, etc. Overall, it was a really fun time. We just had NO IDEA that it was so big!

The reason we had no idea why it was so big was becuase we are usually at the 4th of July Parade in Good Ole Mt. Angel. This year Hillsboro moved their's to the 3rd and then the 4th we headed down to Mt. Angel to ride on the back of Uncle Norm's truck and toss candy - always good times for all!

This year Abby even made the online version of the Statesman Journal and the cover of the life section of the Appeal - she if famous now I tell you! Famous! :)

Then we headed back home and celebrated the 4th w/some good old fire and friends! Rob and Kati came over and we BBQ'd, did fireworks, and sat around the firepit - good night!

Please note the fairy wings and tiarra needed in order to play w/Fireworks!