Wordless Wednesday

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Bring on 2010!

We celebrated New Year's Eve with friends and stayed to ring in the new year, complete with a bonfire and fireworks. Happy 2010! May your new year be blessed and may you look forward with a positive outlook and strong resolutions to improve your life and character.








The first thing the three of us have committed to do in 2010 is to read through the Bible. Our church challenged its members to make the commitment to read every single day. If the commitment (promise) was made, a one year Bible was furnished. So far so good, we're on the 4th day and we haven't missed a day yet. What a difference this will make in the life of each of us, our family, our church family and who knows what else!

Fire in the Sky

After hanging out at Billie's and Freddie's all afternoon and evening we all loaded up and headed into town to watch the fireworks. Our county is so dry we are under a strict burn ban and fireworks have been banned....they can't even be purchased here. So our only option to see a spectacular display was to head into town and watch the public one at the park. To avoid some of the traffic we usually park at a gas station near the park and still have an awesome view!







I've been waiting all year to try once again to capture fireworks on the camera. I think I like this year's photos even better than last year's!!! As always, you can click on the photos to see them larger.

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July Celebration!!!

Fireworks

I've been anxious for the 4th of July so I could try out my new camera on the fireworks. I have a great book I bought with all kinds of tips on my specific camera....but I forgot to read about how to capture the best fireworks ahead of time!!!! These could have been so much better had I taken the time to drag out the tripod...but I was lazy and left it sitting in the car. There is a free display of fireworks every year at the park. We usually park somewhere near the park or at the gas station up the street to watch the display. Here's what I got, but they don't even compare to Pioneer Woman's! Ree rocks!

After we arrived home from the downtown fireworks display, the guys pulled out some fireworks left over from years past.

Riley and the sparklers:

Cameron looks like he's doing some sort of "fire dance"

Roman Candles:

Just something they pulled out of the bag and lit on fire:

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Carmen, Mom to the Screaming Masses has nominated me for a "Rockin' Girl Blogger" award. Woo Hoo! Thanks, Carmen!

I, in turn, am supposed to nominate 5 other bloggers. Because I'm so new to the world of blog, I don't yet read many blogs regularly so I'm awarding the Rockin' Girl Blogger to 2 blogs I read daily. Here are my choices:



1. Pioneer Woman
Ree is funny , takes gorgeous photos and is my "morning cup of coffee". I read her first thing every morning.



2. Thatch the Journey
Angela posts stories about Thatcher from his point of view (Does this mean I should award him a Rockin' Boy Blogger award???). She's creative and funny and I enjoy watching her son grow through pictures. (She's also my boss' daughter).

So grab the button above, post it on your blog and go name your faves.