4th of July | Day With KT

I don’t know how things work in other places but where we live fireworks go on sale exactly a week before the 4th of July. So for 1 week we set off fireworks on the driveway almost every night!!!

The boys like to get plastic buckets from the Dollar Store and set them on fire – as a result, we have permanent marks of each 4th of July!!!

Tonight will be epic for us because Hunter has not 1 but 2 16,000 rolls of fireworks!!! Last year he lit an 8,000 roll and it was pretty exciting but I think this will really be incredible!!!

Here are some pictures from the week so far.

a tank? — you can see the burn spots from previous years – classy!!

everyone spends evenings like this, right?!

not sure what Hunter is doing - trying to figure out how to make more fire probably! — not sure what Hunter is doing – trying to figure out how to make more fire probably!

the beauty makes the cost worth it! (plus the fun that we have!)

We have enjoyed our evenings – neighbors come over and we all hang out!! This truly is my favorite time of the year!!

Tonight we will have friends over for dinner and lots of super fun fireworks – the ones we do and the display that the lake puts on off the dam – can’t wait!!

Do you light fireworks?

Happy 4th of July!

Kim

Today’s 43 matches the theme of the day – star jumps to celebrate Independence Day!!!

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This was a quick 43 but I was feeling it by the end. For some reason, these jumps always get my heart rate sky high really quickly!!!

And, not because it is a holiday, but because I think I need it – today is a DAY OFF!!!

We love 4th of July!!! I don’t know how fireworks are where you live, but here, you can buy and shoot off fireworks for the entire week leading up to the 4th. And – we take advantage of the week!!! Most evenings we are outside making fire on the driveway!!

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I think that sometimes we take our freedom for granted but today is a good day to remember how fortunate we really are!

I’m thankful for all that happened so many years ago so that we could enjoy the freedoms that we have in our country today!!!

Our day will be spent hanging out and this evening we have friends coming over for our annual 4th of July party – plenty of good food, fireworks on the driveway, wrapped up with the display on the lake (best viewed from the boat!!).