Happy Birthday America

 We had a typical 4th of July planned...Parade, swimming, BBQ with friends and fireworks.

Then Jake came home for work on the 3rd with 4 comp tickets to Celine Dion and our plans suddenly changed.

Our friends that we had invited over graciously and understandingly agreed to move dinner up to a late lunch and then they enthusiastically agreed to take little Ethnie for the evening.  We owe them big time.  Thank goodness they're baby hungry for some grandkids of their own.

 So here's how our 4th of July went...

5:45 am we were up and running...Karl run a 5K fun run while I ran over to pick up Ethnie so Jake and Steph could go to work...as a Super hero and character director...she told all the super hero and cartoon character where they needed to be when.

8:00 am    Off  to watch the parade...totin' a little person.  So fun!

 E loved the parade and watched it quite intently.

 ...until she conked out.  Having so much fun is exhausting.

 Everybody wanted a picture with Captain America!

 12:00 home to do some last minute clean-up and food prep.

2:00 pm  enjoyed a  Shrimp-boil  and good conversation with great friends.

5:45 pm  off to Celine

 We decided this was an event to get gussied up for.  And it was an event.

Celine put on an amazing show .

Note:  no one is seating behind us...ya' can't get any higher.

We were in the rafter but for this show it was the best place to be to see the whole, over-all laser and stage magic.

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Happy Birthday America,

Hope your 4th was just perfect too.