July 4th

Happy 4th of July!

We had an amazing 4th! We weren't able to spend time in our home because the AC decided to break at 5 pm on Tuesday and no one could make it out until Thursday. So we spent most of the afternoon at the pool and then that evening we went to downtown Newnan for the parade.

This was Finley's first year going to the parade. 

She had a great time saying hi and waving to everyone that came by.

We got to sit in a firetruck. Finley wanted to sit in the big carseat.

When we got home from the parade it was 90 degrees in our house, so we went over to Matt's parents house to spend the rest of the evening until it started to cool down.

We decided not to go see fireworks this year. We weren't really sure how Finley would do with the sounds of the fireworks. But on our way home we were able to see fireworks all over the sky. So we still got a little bit of fireworks.

This morning I got word that Finley and her friend Kylie made the front page of the local paper!

I love living in a small town. When we first moved down here almost 6 years ago, it was defiantly a culture shock for me. I grew up in a large suburb on the north side of Atlanta, so moving to an area where you see livestock on your 15 minute drive to the highway was a major change! But this small town has really grown on me. Although it has grown up a lot since we moved down here, it has held onto its small town feel. You get to experience local parades on the 4th of July and Christmas. They do Pickin' on the Square every other Saturday in downtown, where you get to hear a local bluegrass band. The first Saturday of the month they do a Market Day, which offers all local and handmade crafts. At Christmas they offer a candle light tour of the historic homes and pictures with Santa on the square. Finally, every few months they do Taste of Newnan. You can't go to the grocery store without running into someone you know! So you better make sure you aren't wearing your pj's out around town!

This is a wonderful town that has stolen a large part of my heart.