There is something to be said for celebrating Independence Day in another country. Something about being away from home, without the usual fanfare, creates even more country pride and patriotism!We gathered up a few of our fellow American's and everyone pitched in for an awesome 4th of July party at our house. Probably the most memorable ever!
The idea was to create a sense of patriotism for our home country for our kids and do some of the things we might usually do at home.
We had carnival games, coloring pages, and candy. We also started a new tradition of "Shuckin' the Dogs" (ie: pealing the individual plastic wrap packaging off each hotdog) and scarfed on chili dogs, rice krispie treats, and red, white, and blue ice cream!
And of course, no 4th of July celebration is complete without fireworks. So we ran out to the street side stand and.... wait.... there are no street side stands here. They usually only sell fireworks at Christmas time. So after 2 days of a wild goose chase, asking here, going there, and finding closed stores, Nathan and our friend Richard were finally successful and brought home enough pyrotechnics to satisfy even the "big kids"!
God bless America, our home sweet home!
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3 comments:
Hi
This is Richard Mullinax's mom just wanted to say thank you for getting the party together and including our children and grandchildren. I do want them to be aware of where they came from and this was a great idea.
Thank you again!
Carolyn Mullinax
Hi
We could not see th video about the 4th but could see the one of your daughters birthday party.
Thank you for sharing that.
Carolyn Mullinax
It's been a bit since I read this, but it stirred in me joy and gratefulness. Miss you guys!
-Blaine
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