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Monday, June 13, 2022

4th of July Outfits for Men and Women

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Now that I shared my Kids 4th of July Outfits, I thought I would share some for Men and Women. Now, it was a lot harder to find any. Maybe I am just shopping early, but I thought with Memorial Day not that long ago, there should have been more patriotic wear. I guess not. But I did find some cute stuff, and more for women than men, but still a few men finds.

4th of July Outfits for Men and Women
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Six  |  Seven  |  Eight  |  Nine  |  Ten

I know adding a sweater in for the 4th seems weird, but if you are like me, then you more often or not are camping during the 4th of July. In the evening and mornings it is cold, and this is perfect to start or end your day. 

I also love the pairing of Six and Nine or Seven and Nine because they are things that can be worn all Summer long.

Men kind of get little here because it is either stripes or full blown flags and stars on their outfits. I do love the USA shirt which you can wear for the Olympics or the 4th of July. The shorts are technically pjs, but I see them more as lounge shorts. 

What will you be wearing this 4th of July?


Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Kids 4th of July Outfits

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We have less than a month to 4th of July/Independence Day. I am already shopping for outfits for our 4th of July dress up. I try to buy things that the girls can wear for more than just the 4th, but it doesn't always work out that way. Even when their outfits are full on flags or stars, they usually rock them all Summer. They are even rocking their cute rompers from last year as much as they can.


Since I already bought the girls outfits, I thought I would share some of my finds and contenders. I even included boys as I was searching for outfits for my nephew.

Kids 4th of July/Independence Day Outfits

Many of these come in baby, toddler and kids sizes. So many cute options. I got the girls the Stars Shirt and Red Shorts, but the Star Dress was a close second. I just wanted the blue denim style option for the star dress, but my Target did not have it in stock or available to send to me at this time.

Monday, July 12, 2021

4th of July Recap

I was going to do a small recap in my Friday Favorites post, but I had too many pictures to share, so I thought I would do a shorter post here (today). 

This year, we headed out to Graeagle, California for the 4th. We went out on Saturday the 3rd, but stayed until Tuesday the 6th. Well I did. Rory and the girls got to stay out there until this last Saturday the 10th. I had two reports due at work and couldn't take time off. I got one extra day out of it, but I am too busy at work to take more time off.

Anyways, on our drive out there, we saw two fires. We had some massive thunder and lightening storms the day before and it set off a bunch of fires in the area. This is the smoke from one of them. We could see the flames from the road.

California Fires

We arrived in Graeagle, unpacked and then headed to pizza. We wanted something easier due to just arriving, the heat and timing. We all went to bed early since we were all exhausted. 

Sunday morning we were pretty lazy. We had a Mexican breakfast casserole, coffee and just hung out all morning. The kids got dressed early and were ready for the day.

We spent the day at the pool, got some ice cream, rode our bikes around and just stayed outside most of the day. Fortunately, it had rained the night before, so we had a bit of reprieve from the heat. But it was still in the high 80s to low 90s. 
Yes that is a double scoop of Espresso Explosion!

And you can see the headband and shirt that I got from Old Navy from my Red, White and Blue post.

Walter was tired and hot. This dog bed is a game changer for him! He loves it.

That evening we bbq'd hot and mild sausages, had a big salad and chips. Perfect cookout for the 4th. Then we topped everything off with dessert that I picked up before we headed out.
Fruit Tart


And I made the girls do a little photoshoot with us.



Fun little fact. Rory purchased those pants for his 40th birthday party that I threw him. It was a 90s themed and he thought the cut and style were very 90s. And now we can wear them on Flag Day and the 4th of July.

We didn't get to see any fireworks or participate in the Graeagle parade this year as they were still cancelled due to Covid. California has different restrictions than Nevada and they just recently opened more in their state.

How was your 4th of July? Did you travel anywhere?
Monday, June 21, 2021

Red, White and Blue Gear

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Independence Day/4th of July is right around the corner and I rounded up a few items you can wear to be festive. I included the whole family and found the majority of it at Old Navy. I bought a bunch of things for my family to wear from here. 

We will be celebrating in one of our favorite places! Do you dress up for the 4th? What are you doing this year?

Red, White and Blue Gear


Monday, July 1, 2019

Red, White, Blue & You Link Up

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Today I am linking up with Andrea and her friends for her Red, White, Blue and You link up. Basically you can link up anything that has to do with 4th of July, July, Summer and America!
4th of July Link Up

I am choosing to show you some 4th of July gear. I usually buy a new shirt or something each year and this year is no different. Here are some of my favorites.

First up, women's.
Women's 4th of July Outfit Ideas

Now onto the little ladies in your life.
Girls 4th of July Outfit Ideas

So many cute options here.

And for fun, here are two options for the guys in your life.