4th of July

I love celebrating the Fourth of July in Germany and I’m sad that this was the last year of what has become our traditional 4th.  The base had Super Saber Appreciation Day on the holiday so Nate went over to help set up and then the kids and I joined him that afternoon.  They always have so much fun stuff to do and Reese loves it.  She started out by going on the swings which I was a little hesitant about since it was supposed to be for ages 4 and up, but I talked with her about holding on tight and it was one of her favorite things.  She kept wanting to go again and again which was really cute.  After her first time on the swings we saw them bringing in the horses for the pony rides and since last year the line had been ridiculous for it we headed straight there next and ended up being one of the first people on, the line ended up dying down later in the day so she was able to go a second time.  She played all the little games they had set up and won various prizes and candy which she was super excited about and then she took a turn in the bounce house.  After going around and around again doing everything we decided to get some dinner and then we headed over to the lawn where we always sit to watch the fireworks.  The Christensens were there with us and we met up with some of our other friends as well so the kids all got to run around while we waited for it to get dark enough for the fireworks to start.  It takes so long to get dark here that by the time the fireworks started Reese was getting tired, it was a really long show and she ended up falling asleep just before the grand finale.  It was an awesome day and the weather ended up being perfect, which is saying something since it’s been pretty cold and rainy here lately.