Fourth of July 2006

4th of July was filled with a cook-out and later on fireworks. The neighborhood gathered on our front lawn while we went through a couple hours worth of Michigan permitted fireworks aka the legal ones, and IN fireworks aka the not so legal in MI ones. I mastered ( well almost) the task of lighting the fireworks without losing any limbs, and Shane was very helpful with instructions from the lawn while covering his ears. Evie ( our 137 pound whimpy dog) made it through the night with only 20mg of valium. Shane and Chris posed for photos under the flag and Army banner as he practiced his salute because when he is older, like 10, he says he will be in the U.S. Army.............another military man in the family.