GIVE US A 15 PASSENGER VAN, SOME JERKY, AND FIREWORKS, AND WE CAN BE THE REDNECK FAMILY...JUST FINE...

and it helped that we couldn't make the ballgame on time, so we switched gears and went for pizza and home for lawn chairs (hey, we had the van, what did we need the lawn chairs for anyway?)

and then on way back, ...we hit the police blockade as car number "two"-- to park nearest the actual "fire works set off spot", giving us about 50 yards between us and them.

and that led to a fascinating, beautiful, oh so loud celebration right in front of us. memorable...for sure!!


LOVELY...

WE DO FEED THEM.

miss q loved all the action ...and wanted to hop the fence to explore the field beyond...we said "no" and she well...had a fit.

YEP, WE CALL OUR BUS O LUV THE" COMBIE"...MADE POPULAR BY EVERY OTHER CULTURE'S NICKNAME OF THE "COMBINED USE VEHICLE".

AND FOR THIS FAMILY IT'S JUST THAT , FROM EATIN' AND SLEEPIN' PROVISIONS, TO HAULING COLLEGE KIDS CROSS COUNTRY, TO THE BEST SEAT FOR FIREWORKS.











IT WAS ALL AMAZING!

BUT STILL THINK THE JERKY TOP THE" COMBIE" WAS THE BEST PART...