America's Party

The little town we are moving into, Nolensville, had a 4th of July shindig last night. Nolensville is a little bit South of Nashville, in the same county as Brentwood and Franklin. It has it's own little Main Street with fun Antique Stores and has a small, country town feel to it. My friend Stacey and I took her daughter, Skyler and Sam down to take in the 4th of July festivities...or as Sam called it "America's Party". We had a blast. It was such a fun way to spend the 4th. We ran into a couple of people we knew from the kids MDO school and also church. 5 of the families we ran into all have 5 year olds, that Sam knows from MDO or church, that will be going to Kindergarten at his school this fall. It was exciting to realize that there is a great possibility that he will know at least one or two kids in his class right away. A few of them live in the neighborhood we are moving into. As it got darker, we spread out the blanket and enjoyed watching Sam and Skyler run around, carefree and having fun being outside and just being kids. I enjoyed getting to spend some time with Sam alone, Luke and Gabe stayed with Neal, Gabe doesn't want anything to do with fireworks. I forget how easy and fun Sam can be when it is just us, one on one. His love language is definitely Quality Time, so he is even more enjoyable when he gets it. We had a blast watching fireworks and just being together (and, of course, taking pictures!)