The Morning Thing shares 5 ways to have FUN this holiday weekend!

Today, for our Morning Thing Fave 5, we have some idea for family fun!
It’s Independence Day weekend – here are our 5 favorite things to do for July 4^th.

1. Barbeque or cookout with your family. It’s National Grilling Month and Hot Dog Month. Enjoy the outdoors with good food, good friends and a good time!
2. Go to an Independence Day parade. It is so fun to be with people you love, watching a parade. Always bring a bag or bucket to catch candy!
3. Play baseball. It is America’s favorite sport. It’s extra fun to get everyone in the family involved. If Grandma can’t play, she can sit in a comfy chair and be the umpire. PLAY BALL!
4. Watch the fireworks display. Fireworks are a crucial part of Independence Day. Find a local display, take everyone in the family and celebrate our wonderful country! It’s always fun to bring along some sparklers for the kids.
5. Proudly wear red, white and blue. We should all show our pride on July 4th. The United States of America IS a great country! We are the land of the free and the home of the brave. As you celebrate the holiday, remember the sacrifices that our military officers continually make for our freedoms.
   The lyrics of our National Anthem give us a great reminder of how precious this freedom is for our country.
   Oh say can you see,
   By the dawn’s early light,
   What so proudly we hailed,
   At the twilight’s last gleaming?

   Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
   Through the perilous fight,
   O’er the ramparts we watched,
   Were so gallantly streaming.

   And thy rocket’s red glare,
   Thy bombs bursting in air,
   Gave proof through thee night,
   That our flag was still there.

   Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave,
   O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

   (Pictures from http://www.happy4thofjulyimages.com)