4th of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend filled with family and fireworks, a cabin and a casino, a golf tournament and a garage sale. The whole family usually spends Christmas at our cabin, but this year MSU went to a bowl game, and Emily and Reed had to spend the holiday in a hotel. This weekend, we had a kind of "Christmas in July" to make up for it.
The weekend was off to a good start when, on Friday, my dad, Andrew, Reed, Jason, and my uncle Dan won a golf tournament in Kosciusko. That night, we drove over and ate dinner and watched the fireworks at the Golden Moon (seen below).

Mommasissy (Emily) holding up the "Golden Moon" (while carrying a child) - quite a super-woman!

Anne Parks in her red, white, and blue


my mom and dad The McQueens
Uncle Drew and AP
AP and the boys
my mom, sister, and dad


Mommasissy and Rambo Reed
Anne Parks was in awe of the firworks. She kept saying, "Look, Mama! Stars!"

Andrew and Reed couldn't help but make fun of how Emily was sitting. She was not amused.

Saturday morning, my mom, Emily, and I had a garage sale in Carthage in my granddad's old office building. We had a lot of fun and made some money, too.

The sign says, "Come On In! More Inside!"

Emily had the place set up like a boutique. Fancy, huh?
Clothes were in one room; housewares, books, and baby items were in the other.

These shoes where gone fast.

However, no one seemed to appreciate the Beatles or Betty Boop.

After a day of hard work, Mommasissy and AP took a much needed nap. Later, Daddy grilled steaks, and we roasted marshmallows around a campfire. What a fun weekend!