'merica!

the 4th of july is weirdly one of my favorite holidays. i say weirdly because in general i'm not much of a summer fan, but i make an exception for this day. i love how laid back it is, no pressure to buy gifts or make fancy food or dress up. and it's still so fun... with parades, s'mores, patriotic clothes, lovin' on our country, fireworks! so, now you can feel extra bad for me when you hear that i got sick in the middle of the night and was in bed the entire day of the 4th. i missed all the things. i could even cruelly hear fireworks out my window, but not see them. we had big plans to go to the bothell parade, bbq at the kreitlows, and see fireworks at maltby church. matt bravely took the boys to everything without me. so here are the pictures... without my face, and not just because i was taking them all like usual. maybe in 50 years i won't remember that i wasn't there, but it's unlikely. i'll probably still be bitter. boooo! we love america though! we really do!