Festive Fourth!

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We celebrated a fun fourth at the lake with some of our family. Aunt Brenda, Nikki, Andrea, Brennan, Fisher, and Maw Maw were there to celebrate!
Patriotic kiddos! 

Fisher is 13, but was so kind to Charlie! They enjoyed playing chess and video games. 


 Doing some snaps on the breezeway. 

We had quite a scare when Lovie sliced and hit her head on the boat lift. Thankfully, she never lost consciousness, was able to get to the dock, and called for help. Aaron and Jeanne' took her to the emergency room for a cut on the back of her head that ended up requiring seven staples. The emergency room was efficient and they were back in time for dinner. We were so grateful her injuries were not more severe. 
After dinner, we headed out in the boat for a fun time watching fireworks on the water. Aaron made a great patriotic playlist that kept us all singing!








We came back and enjoyed Pop Goes the Fourth on PBS.

A great day spending time together as a family and reminding ourselves of how great this country is. 

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