4th of July

We had a fun day on Saturday. I was dreading it a little since I let my girls stay up until 11 the night before and Dan was working all day...luckily it was his last day though so he was able to participate in some 4th of July festivities after he got home. The girls and I went with the neighbors on base to check out the carnival on base. Man, those things suck up your money. They did have some free things going on, but Nick and I were there only a little over an hour with the kids and we spent a lot! We had to bring our English neighbors. We came home and Hannah passed out on the couch...she had only 7 hours of sleep the night before and Madison played with the neighbors outside. We were going to go to a BBQ but with Hannah sleeping and Madison having such a good time outside and I was able to clean up my house, we opted not to go and just wait for Dan to come home. He actually showed up early...8:35 and so we got ready and left the house again around 9:30 to hit some more rides and watch the fireworks on base. The girls enjoyed being able to be with Dan, Hannah's favorite ride was the tea cups since the three of them got to do it together. Madison and Dan went in a tunnel thing that beat up Dan pretty bad. We watched the fireworks....and it actually started at 10:30 which was a surprise since last year it was about 11:30. I always think it's so funny how I get emotional when I hear the Nation Anthem now a days. I am proud of the men and women who serve our country. I guess I always took it for granted since I never had anyone close who served and now I'm married to one and have such a different outlook on it.Madison was pouting since we left the rides to watch the fireworks....occasionally I would see her sneaking a peak to watch them. And then she was all smiles again when we went back...so spoiled. Another late night for the Brown girls.