We saw a lot of these:
And a lot of these! But I had to show you this one because I loved the ghost flames in the paint! Can you see them?
There were a lot of people on floats (trailers), but this one was special. The older man in the chair was a POW (Prisoner of War) in WWII! I wish I had gotten a better picture of him. God bless our veterans!
We got a good laugh out of all of the hillbillies … No, I’m not making fun of the people — these men were dressed like hillbillies and drove rusty trucks.
God bless America, land that I love! (This was BEFORE the parade. Hubby wasn’t on phone DURING parade.) :o)
Later that evening we saw a lot of THESE. I attempted to get a LOT of shots, but most of them were just a blur.
To my family, it was really cool outside. We told our mountain friends that it felt like October — football weather. I was shivering before it was over!
Here comes another fun part of our trip. Our mountain house is near the New River.
Cool trivia for you! Did you know the New River is the OLDEST river in the United States? It is the 2nd oldest in the WORLD. The New River also flows geographically NORTH.
Anyway, this is the first time our family has spent time in the river though we’ve had a house up there since 2007.
Here was a problem. The first day in the river, we didn’t know we needed to wear swim shoes! Each of us had on flip flops which weren’t the best for walking across slippery rocks.
He was making this face for our friend Ron (who was supposed to be the recipient of this photo – ha).
Don’t tell him I put it on my blog for everyone to see.
As usual, we didn’t want to come home.
Warning: I have more pictures that might pop up in future posts.
Looks like you guys had the perfect
4th of July! We're still at the beach, but headed home today. My boys have always wanted to go tubing down the New River but everytime we're there the weather acts up.
Great pictures! Def. need those water shoes in rivers and lakes. As always, Andrew loved the tractor and your hubby's hat! Glad y'all had a great 4th!
Awwww…I love all the pictures! Glad you had a great time. I just love your beautiful family. ((hugs))
Love her 4th of july headband. Looks like you had a wonderful time in the moutains.
I wear water shoes even if I can't touch the bottom.
I would love to experience the 4th of July as you did. How fun! Blessings!
Happy Fourth! I used to watch a small town parade every year with my grandparents. I miss that.
I loved the pictures! 😀
Hi Beth,
Glad you all had a wonderful 4th July!
Love all your photos!! Now your photos have me longing to visit NC again! Beautiful!
You have a beautiful family.
Blessings and hugs.
beautiful pix. looks like you guys had a great time.
Happy independence day.
Spectacular pictures Beth! Awesome. Seems you all had really a grand time! Blessings!
What fun photos Beth! Praising God for the beauty that you captured and enjoy!
Love and blessings,
Jill
Wow, so much fun sis. I love the pictures.
What a great weekend you had! Princess looks older in these pics…tell her I said to stop that! 😉 She's beautiful.
I'm so glad you had such a good time.
Hugs…
Glad that y'all had such a fun 4th! Princess looked so festive!