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Category: Fourth of July

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Happy Birthday, USA!

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s the Fourth of July. I’m home in a quite house; the boys are at work. It’s so different from the Fourths of our past, but it’s also ...

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Ghosts of Fourths Past

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Bust out your red, white, and blue, folks! The Fourth of July is almost here! I dug up a couple of favorites from the ghosts of Fourths past to share in case yo...

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It’s Independence Day! (Well, it Was)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

After our fun evening downtown, Source: thegraymatters.com via Mrs. on Pinterest Baby Gray was feeling plenty festive when we headed to the Biggest Small Town P...

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Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

We kicked off our Fourth on the third with some downtown fun! Today it’s off to the parade (after some red, white, and blue breakfast, of course) and then...

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Four, Three, Two…

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

The Fourth is coming! We’ll be at the parade in the morning and Buck’s Poolside for our usual afternoon, but I wanted to share some of my favorite r...

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Sweet Repeats (even the title–oops)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

We have a pretty general pattern for the Fourth around here: douse everything in red, white, and blue; head to the parade with the Fix-It family; The Home Depot...

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‘Merica

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Celebrate with a cupcake (or three), some dirt, and some pyrotechnics!  If you want to make something cute to eat, that works too.

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First on the Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

My hometown did not have a Fourth of July Parade. Still doesn’t. I’ve never been to one. Until this morning. Baby Gray and I got to share a first. I...

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The Fourth and Fifth

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

For the Fourth, we headed to Buck’s Poolside with a few things in tow: Pork ‘n Bean Salad, watermelon stars, and Jolie Blonde Brownies. Recipes and ...

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