July 4th...It has really been a whirlwind summer. Much faster than I thought. Hard to believe we have only 6 more weeks until school starts. Anyway, the Elliott's went back to Marlow, OK (John's hometown) for 4th of July. We had a really great time visiting with lots of old friends including the Terrell family who put up with us for 3 days...ha! And of course, the kids just loved staying in a hotel with a pool...ha! It really is the little things. Marlow has the largest 4th of July celebration including awesome fireworks in SW Oklahoma. They have a parade, games/rides/etc. in the park, and the wonderful fireworks show with live music. Julia had her first pony ride in the park. She loved it but wanted to go faster...surprise! John took the kids all over town to show them where he went to school and to show them all the history of the Marlow brothers since the town is located right on the Chisholm Trail. It was really interesting. Jacob is a country boy at heart and would move there in a heart beat. We even took the kids out to the old farm so they could see where daddy grew up and lived. Luckily, the current owners were not there so we could walk around a bit. I stood lookout when they went in the backyard. Just have to say...I would not be good at a life of crime. I was so nervous the whole time...ha! Guess that's a good thing. But the kids got to see the handprints made on the old back porch by grandma, big daddy, greg, chris, and john. Jared isn't on there since he wasn't born yet. Hard to believe so much time has passed. It was a really great weekend celebrating our country, freedom, and friends. Happy 4th of July!