This week we celebrated our last 4th of July in this country for the next 3 years. I'm sure next year there will be some kind of celebration on our base in Spain, but we wanted to make the most of it this year, especially since our kids had never seen a real fireworks show!
So we started on July 3rd by grilling up burgers and chicken, then taking the kids to the local church to buy fireworks. Yep, we live in the south where fireworks fountains are available everywhere! We let them stay up until dark to set them off. At first Danny was a little nervous about the popping and screaming ones, and he kept covering his mouth in a funny way. Sophie liked them, but was nervous about holding a sparkler in her hand. But they had a great time choosing which ones to light up.
On the 4th we took the whole family to the movies for the first time. We went to see Brave. It was great! They both enjoyed munching their 'small' bags of popcorn that were almost as big as them, and they loved the story too. It's a great movie! Wonderful setting and music, good story of family bonding. That evening we went to the fireworks show on base. Even though we waited a while to go, we still had to wait over an hour until dark. But they had bounce houses and snack vendors, and the crowds weren't bad, so we had a good time. The kids LOVED the fireworks! They were amazed and had such huge smiles. I was so glad to be able to share the celebration with my whole family together this year! It will be exciting to start new traditions in Spain, but some traditions, like our freedom, should always be preserved.
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