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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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Baseball this Saturday looks a little different th Baseball this Saturday looks a little different than most lately. Once a year, my favorite pitcher heads back to the mound for an inning or two. Always one of the best days—seeing him get to do a little more of what he loves.
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She believes in having all the snacks for all the kids, “I’m getting all the -itos!” 

She knows the kids and talks to them through each of the different phases and stages. 

She makes the corny jokes, believes the best, and loves all the kids as her own. 

This is the kind of home I want to have as we walk through the teen years and beyond. The home with the snacks. The easy place. The hang out. Glad we get to walk through it all together.
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