fourth!

^^^ my favorite part of the fourth was when my sisters and i spotted fake decorative loons at my grandparents' little cabin.  haha.. we just loved em!  so tacky and classic cheesy cabin décor!  so naturally we snuck past grandma to take awkward pictures with them while she was taking to our mom and we kept saying "act like it's no big deal... it's casual!" to each other while we had those fake ducks behind our backs so grandma couldn't see and then sprinted away (:  we laughed a lot haha!

^^^ lil nugs.. and they say they don't look alike (; ^^^

on the day of the fourth, the weather was kind of a big bummer, with rain while we were sitting outside.  but on the day after, i spent sometime staring up at this sight and it was pretty surreal..  it had quite a way of making me feel small and making me think how God must love us to be so huge but know us so intricately.

that golden hour!

happy birthday, america!

there really are no words to convey the gratitude i feel for knowing the freedom and safety i do living in this country.  i know it has come with many costs and this freedom is never something i want to take for granted.  it's really great that we have this day every year to remember the beauty of our home.