Sorry for being so cheesy.  But, I couldn't resist!  Doesn't my baby look like a little pirate in first picture posted above?  We did such a simple and FUN craft for the Fourth of July.  It spruces up my dining area, because there is nothing on the walls at the moment as we're in the slow process of repainting our first floor.

I want to post more pictures of our Fourth of July when I get some more time.  It was for the most part and unfortunately a hard day with our oldest daughter.  She continues to have off and on days with stomach or digestion problems.  We're still trying to figure it out.  For me as a mom, I feel very sad at times that she has to experience such chronic issues.  I just want her to be happy.  Thankfully, at the end of our day she was much better.  Of course, my other kids had a *very* happy day with gramma and grampa.  We're very thankful for them.

My favorite part, and the part that was a lot of fun for everyone was the evening fireworks.  I am looking forward to post a few of those pictures.