Fourth of July

For the fourth this year, we had a delicious meal - corn on the cob, potato salad, pinto beans, bread, grilled tofu for the vegetarians, and pot roast (a la Alton Brown) for the carnivores. Colleen baked a red, white, and blue pie (strawberries for the red, blackberries for the blue, and pie crust on the top for the white, with some pie-crust stars).

That evening, we all took a drive to the Carroll County Fairgrounds to watch the Berryville fireworks show. The fireworks were set off on the top of a hill that is high enough for people to see from several different places. Some people even had chairs set up in their yards so they could see the fireworks. There was a huge turnout at the fairgrounds. Earlier, an Elvis impersonator was singing songs. During the fireworks, several songs were played - patriotic and country.

For a small town, Berryville put on a great show - rivaled some we had seen in the big city of Atlanta.

Afterwards, we came back and the kids roasted marshmallows in our new firepit on our new flagstone patio.