Fourth of July

Hi friends! Well, I am new to blogging and I am very excited about sharing a little about my family. Many years ago I used to play Army with my boys using plastic squirt guns and even guns made out of wood from our shop. Playing Army, I know,...it's a guy thing. Really it was mostly a game of hide and seek but we had a lot of fun sneaking around in the dark looking for each other.

I had a Green Beret hat packed away from a friend of mine that was in Vietnam and Madison had just received a helmet from his family. So, I had the boys dress up in Army clothes and pretend that they were being attacked by a terrible enemy. Ever since then we have continued to do it as a family tradition around Independence Day. This years new hat on Grant was from David who just returned safely after serving faithfully in Iraq. Thanks David for allowing us to use your hat!

Foto-tip: Always be willing to improvise, it keeps the cost down and you're forced to be more creative!