My first Fourth of July parade!

Back to Belton! This was a fantastic way to spend our first American Independence Day - it had a real down-home flavour and featured floats sponsored by local businesses, organisations and civic groups, as well as military men and women and local officials. Even the mayor drove his car in the parade! It was, and pardon the cheesiness, really heart-warming to see how many families and friends spread quilts on the grass to laugh and wave and cheer on the parade. I felt really lucky to be there.

Rodeo!

Going to our first Texan rodeo has to be a rite of passage, don't you think? And Fourth of July weekend was the perfect time to go. We spent our weekend in Belton, and the community spirit and country flavour of the town was a great introduction for us to the traditions of the holiday. Lots of firsts, too - my first ride in a Ferris Wheel, my first snow-cone and my first look at a man in a Stetson being thrown from a supernaturally enormous bucking bull.



We dressed the part!

Happy Fourth of July!

We had a fantastic weekend - I hope you did too! I'm looking forward to writing all about it tomorrow.