Having grown up in a small city where a military base once played a huge role in the community, it’s been hard to top the memories I have as a kid spending July 4th with extended family and friends on the base. Watching fireworks, eating delicious food, listening to live patriotic music of all kinds, eating scrumptious food, respecting the people, the flag and our country. Oh, and did I mention the food? 😉 I’ve lived in the Hudson Valley now for 17 years. (Wow! I actually had to grab a piece of paper and do the math after calculating it in my head first because I didn’t believe it.) Though I know I’ll never relive those memories or, sadly, give that experience to my own kids, I do think it’s important to have something they look forward to being a part of each year.
This year, still a transition year for our family with a new house, new neighborhood, new school, new town, we discovered one more reason to love our new ‘hood. Our neighbors and friends threw what I think was a first annual 4th of July party and it was huge! It was also a gorgeous, perfect day. There was a bounce house, a huge water slide, kiddy pools, baseball, lacrosse, water balloons, beer pong, and numerous other outdoor games of which we don’t agree on names. Top it off with the fact that we are on a hill and had an incredible view of fireworks around us from 3 different locations. And if that wasn’t enough, an outdoor movie shown on a blow-up movie screen and projector that the kids all camped out watching in their sleeping bags. Is there anything you didn’t think of McAvoys???
I would love to get tickets to the Boston Pops on the 4th one year! But until then, we look forward to spending it right here on our own street.
by traci
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