Family, friends, fireworks, food. How could you possibly not love the fourth of July? Although what I would really love right now is a mandatory recovery day on July 5th. Because, folks, I am spent.
And there is nothing better than a small town parade on the 4th, and I love this one especially because we’ve been going to it for some 35+ years. My sister and I rode in many floats in this parade when we were kids, and I love that our own kids now get to enjoy watching the same parade.
Parade. Summer food. Fireworks. A perfect day. A perfect day that netted over 400 pictures. I’ve whittled it down to the 43 best ones. And if you didn’t get to go to a small town parade or celebrate the 4th, I do believe this is almost the next best thing. Right?








