Held a lil' bash for the Fourth of July. It's kind of ironic, since Ellie is ENGLISH! Review your history lessons, and you'll remember that we celebrate OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND on the 4th of July! history lessons aside, this was a fun party!















Jason shows the crowd how to turn those little POPPER firecrackers into a "super popper".















Jilly and Carrie fighting for space on the hammock















Matt shows his impressive horseshoe form. I bought the horseshoes earlier in the day. have you ever tried to buy horseshoes on the 4th of July???? Target was sold out....K mart was sold out....and this was the LAST set at Dicks' Sporting Goods.




















Carrie arrives with the cooler and ice! Let the drinking begin in earnest.














Our carport doubles as a nice bar. Matt shows his approval (yes...he's drinking canadian beer on independence day...i realize this is strange, but i like molson).















Carissa risks life and limb to burn Sparklers. Did u know that more people are injured with sparklers than any other type of firework??















Ohhh...ahhhhh. smoke bombs at night. yeah...that's impressive.















there goes the fountain!















....and the grand finale!




















Oh no...this is trouble. Jilly is going after the tequilla!















...and there's some shots...
















...and more shots...




















Finally Jilly ditches the shot glass entirely....ooooh....that's not a happy look on her face.















Taking my swig. i really like the look that Ellie is giving me. yes...she's proud of her man!