4th of July

I am the first child, and if you have read anything on birth order you know that change can be difficult for us. I totally fall into this category. 4th of July has always been my mom's holiday to host on the Faasse side. When we moved from Grandville to Holland I thought 4th of July would never be the same. I thought nothing could top the parade in Grandville and the craft show and the fireworks. Well it turns out that being by the beach and across the street from a pool made for a good 4th of July too, and who can forget Grandma Jackie lighting the tennis court and grass on fire with all the fireworks she had!! I wasn't sure when I heard that we were changing up the venue yet again. Off to my cousin Abby's new house in Byron Center. And again, I was a little apprehensive at first. I mean what could top the beach and sitting on my parents deck watching the boats and the cars go by? Well it turns out that sitting by the lake in Abby's backyard watching Jackie and Austin and Ava and Grace build sand castles and catch fish tops it. It was a great day! We had beautiful weather, and it was a lot of fun hanging out with the Faasse's. Grandpa Ed would have been so proud too see Jackie and Austin kissing the fish before they put them back in the water (I remember when he used to make us kiss the bait!). Aunt Fran had a great time sitting in the sand under her umbrella watching the flutter of activity around her. I wish Grandma Jackie and Grandpa Don could have sat with us in the sand too....I am sure that there were some big fireworks being lit in heaven by Grandma, and flag cookies and red licorce (and no grass fires)! I am sure that 4th of July in Heaven beats what we have down here. All in all one of the best 4th of July's I can remember. What's going to top this one? I guess we will just have to wait and see what next year brings!