4th of July

Our Fourth was so great. Filled with God, Country, family, friends and food. It's not every year you get the whole package but let me tell you, we sure did this year. 

We started the day with a flag raising ceremony at the church followed by a pancake breakfast. I don't eat pancakes so I brought a quiche I had gotten up early to make. It was a Pioneer Woman recipe, her Cowboy Quiche and it was delicious. Chris got a game of ultimate going while the girls headed home to finish their cake. 

As soon as we got home Chris and Heidi got the lawn mowed while I worked on lunch. Then we were off to the Molalla Buckaroo. 

Our family had a great time there. It's a lot smaller than the St. Paul Rodeo but that made it all the better. It had that hometown charm feel that I love about a good rodeo. I haven't been to a rodeo like that since my teenage years in Coos County. Chris and I discovered a place selling Mexican corn on the cob. It was so good I went back for a second one. 

Chris brought his bracelet making gear and outfitted all of us with these:

We got home at 1:00 in the morning, exhausted but feeling fulfilled from a tremendous 4th of July.