My 4th of July

First of all...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AMERICA!! =D

Yes, today is the day that our forefathers declared our independence. We now have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. =) Three cheers for our forefathers!

Anyway... I guess y'all want to know how I spent my 4th of July. Well, today itself, I don't think we're doing anything. I had my 4th of July celebration on the 3rd. =P I will try not to bore you to death while I tell y'all what I did yesterday.
About 10:00 yesterday morning, my uncle and cousins came and picked us up to go down to my aunt's house. I knew it was going to be an interesting drive with my brother, and my two cousins Austin and Macy. Well... for a while... most everything was quiet. Then, closer to the end... * cough * Things got a little interesting. Well... Macy randomly decided she was going to start counting to 1,000. Wow. Yeah. Also, Austin has this awesome recorder, where, of course, you record your voice... but then, when you play it back, you can make it faster or slower. =P It was awesome! For instance, Austin did a MadLibs (if you've never done these before, I don't know how you've ever been a kid =P ), and recorded his voice when he was reading it. It was about the weather. For instance, "...storm perambulating around the seas..." =D And then, in the background, Spencer kept saying, "Amen!" =P It was hilarious! Especially when they played it back really fast.... when it was on that setting, Spencer sounded like a chipmunk when he said "amen". Hehe! It was sooo much fun. In the meantime, Macy was at... about 700. =P lol!
Anyway, about 5 minutes later, we got to my aunt and uncle's house. The first thing we did was go and great everyone... and then got our bathing suits and sunscreen on. My aunt has a pool at her house, so we always go swimming there each summer. When I finally got out to the pool (I had to go in the house twice to get goggles and to put my glasses up), and I did something I have never done before. Everyone is always daring someone who hasn't gotten in yet to just jump in. So, I ran all the way across the yard, and then jumped into the pool. =D It was fun! Cold water... in really hot weather... amazing! =D Anyway, we swam for probably an hour, and then we went and ate lunch. That consisted of hot dogs (with onions, ketchup, and cheese on top =), pickles, baked beans, and Skittles. =P lol! Anyway, after we ate, we went to go see the dog that my aunt has been taking care of. She was *so* cute! She was pretty small, but she had the coloring and face of an Australian shepherd. She was really hyper too. =P
After that, we went and jumped back in the pool. I actually didn't swim that much after that. Mostly we just hung on to the edge of the pool. Although we did do some swimming. We probably stayed out for another hour or two. Oh, and I have the scars to show it... horrible sunburns on my shoulders, face, and a little bit on my arms. Paaaainful!
Then Macy and I went back inside the house... and then went right back out to take some random pictures of each other. =D Then we went back inside and just hung out with the family.
So... that was basically what we did yesterday. =) It was really fun!

Anyway, I hope all of you have a safe, awesome 4th of July!
And one more thing.....












GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!

In Christ,
~Madison