Second 4th

We celebrated our love of freedom with a parade. There's only this photo from the very start, because soon the firetrucks followed and The Boy found the sirens too much to bear. All in all, the parade was way too loud for him.

Later, we picked blackberries at friend Gabe's house.

It didn't take long for Solomon to learn to pick his own, thus cutting out the middle man (woman). The day ended with an elkburger cookout.

Gabe, his mama, Natalie, and her mama were great company (and their dads too, who were minding the cooler and grill).