fourth of july Archives - Kathryn Whitaker

Luke Caught His 1st Fish & Other July 4th Tall Tales

I’m back from the respite. So happy to be back and so grateful for the break! You know how sometimes you know you need to unplug and get away, but you don’t realize just how much until you’re there? Yes. That. The 3yo did catch his first fish. There was much rejoicing. Of course, I…

Happy 4th!

I hope you had a great day celebrating the mother of all birthdays – Happy Birthday Land of the Free! We had a really great day. We started the morning with the neighborhood parade. For some reason we missed it last year, but never again. So fun! After the parade, we hopped in the van…

Happy 234th Birthday America!

Sing with me now, “God bless America, land that I love…” From our house to yours, Happy 4th of July! Will took those last two and did a pretty darn good job. We started our morning with Mass, had lunch at our favorite BBQ place and now we’re off to the pool to celebrate with…

The Fourth

Man, I do love me some birthdays…America’s was no exception. We started it out right with the parade down at the OC (our affectionate name for my parent’s subdivision in South Austin). I crack up every year when the “security” starts it off. Something about an 90-year-old man who can barely see the road that…