4th of July Fun

We celebrated the 4th of July at Fort Hood's "Freedomfest" this year. They had a bunch of arts and crafts and rides and everything set up on base, and Dierks Bentley performed, too. Brian and I are embarrassed to admit we had no idea who he was, but he put on a good show! We couldn't really see much of it from where we were sitting, but the music was great. Chase loved it, and I have an adorable video of him jammin' to one of his tunes. It's too big to download here, though, so I'll just give you a little taste. This is a video of him showing off his moves earlier in the evening (to the tune of the little voices in his head, apparently):

He got to "drive" another fire truck, which he loved:

When we found the perfect fireworks viewing spot, Chase played ball with Dad for a bit:

Do you see that cooler the girls behind him are getting into? Chase liked the looks of it, too:

(Yes, I did take a picture of my son stealing ice from someone else's cooler... but in my defense, Dad was already on his way to get him!)

We tried to get a couple cute pics of us together, but bless my son's heart, he just does not do well for the camera. This is what happened when I said, "Chase, smile!" (click on the photo for a better view):

At least he didn't yell at me this time (he usually screams at me when I try to take his picture). Oh, and the fact that Brian had just finished a blue snow cone really adds to the picture's charm.

I have to laugh at this next one, because it looks like Brian is some kind of alien, about to suck Chase's brain out of his skull or something:

I have no idea what he was actually doing at that moment!

Anyway, here's the attempt at a photo with me:

I, too, had just finished a blue snow cone, but I was wise enough to dip my head down a little, so as not to advertise it in the photo (having photographer parents has taught me these little tricks, you know).

After all that fun, it was time for fireworks. Chase LOVED them. I bet he said, "I like that one!" about a thousand times.

It was a really good fireworks show overall.

More photos of our evening are in our Photo Album if you're interested!