Independence Day

July 4th was the last year that my parents hosted there annual party and reading of the Declaration of Independence. After roughly 28 years of hosting a gathering and reading on some scale (4 to 200+ people, depending on the year), they decided to scale back for a family only gathering. Which will be nice and certainly less chaotic, but I'll miss all the hoopla. Mom promises will still have a fruit flag (an American flag made of watermelon, pineapple stars, and blueberries) and ham biscuits, and a reading of course.

This year, Lucy was 13 days old and I was voluntarily sequested in a side room to cut down on germ exposure and any requests to "pass the baby." Lucy slept almost the entire time. James ran around in the yard, as usual :)