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July 4th


This year for the 4th of July, we broke the tradition of going to Williams for the 4th. In the evening we went to our good friends in Ames, The Buhr's. They were excited to share their newly created backyard patio amidst the trees in their backyard. They cleared a large section out to make their little girl Abigail her own enchanted forest. They had a fire pit and refrigerator and lots of cozy furniture. They got out the slip and slide for the kids and the giant trampoline. Angelia made a ton of food and it was just our two families. Dan was super excited to shoot off fireworks. They are now legal in Ames, just not in the city limits. That didnt stop Dan, or the rest of Ames for that matter. Dan went all out with his fireworks purchase and shot them all off. I was nervous to begin with and even more so when he had Jake help him shoot them all off. I was so worried the whole time. I have never been a fan of fireworks.
Our July 4th corn picture isn't one of our best. It was a bit windy and Mark was still on crutches. The corn isn't as tall as most years due to lack of rain and lots of heat.

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