Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the 4th of July. It is such an awesome holiday. Parades with people throwing candy and shooting you with squirt guns. Crowds of people cheering as little boys and girls ride past on unicycles. All the horses with the rodeo kings and queens riding them. Little boys following the horses with gas masks and shovels. And then after the parades are over you head to the parks for dinner. All the hot dogs you can eat with corn on the cob smothered in butter and salt. And how could you forget the watermelon and baked beans. Having contests with little siblings to see whose face will get the messiest from the digging in the watermelon. Having spit contests with the watermelon seeds. Getting caramel popcorn stuck in your teeth. Blowing huge bubbles from the bubblegum you get from all the boothes. Water balloon fights with your cousins. Soccer games and British bulldog. Bands playing "God bless America" and "I'm proud to be an American." A dance in the pavilion. Watching all the fireworks on the roof of the dug out, and squinting your eyes so you can see them properly. Waving sparklers around with the little kids and jumping on the poppers that didn't pop when you threw them. Dancing around the small fireworks. Seeing who will get the closest. Yelling like indian warriors.Getting chills down your back from the flag waving crisply in the breeze. Oh and the good things like taffy pulling and family walk. I could go on and on. But you know the real reason I love the 4th, is just the good old American spirit. And I really am proud to be an American!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May the star spangled banner wave forever!!!! God bless the U.S.A.