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Friday Favorites [7-5-2024]

 


It's Friday! Yesterday was the 4th of July, so today actually feels a bit more like a Saturday. Hooray for having the weekend ahead of us! 

As usual, I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika to share some favorites from the week. 

My top favorite has to be our 4th of July celebration! We live right next to the park that shoots off fireworks, so each year we typically host a gathering. We eat hamburgers and hot dogs, the kids play, and there's a big firework show to cap off the evening. Such a fun time! 


Our holiday started off with a *very* rainy parade. It rained pretty steadily for the first thirty or so minutes of the parade, but then the sun came out and we were left with a beautiful day! 

Sammy wrist has to be killing him from the amount of waving he did. 😉

These two brothers had such a fun day! 

Last year, we didn't host our party since Jack was just barely a month old, and Dustin was back to working night shift following his paternity leave. Things were a little crazy around our house. 😉 I remember that Dustin left to go to work, I was in bed with a cluster-feeding newborn, and Sammy watched the fireworks from our master bedroom window. So much can change in a year! 


Look at this brother picture from last year. I think I'll need to recreate this photo each year. 

Short and sweet today, friends! I'm off to enjoy the weekend. I hope you all had the best time celebrating, and I'll see you back here on Monday. XX 

Catch up on this week's blog posts here:

Salad Inspiration

"Nom Nom"

Caprese Pasta

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  1. Kim CarberryJuly 6, 2024 at 3:09 PM

    It sounds like you had a great 4th of July celebration. The boys are just adorable.

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    1. Emilee BriselJuly 7, 2024 at 7:24 PM

      Thanks, Kim! Lots of fun (and fireworks!) over here! ;)

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