Happy 4th of July weekend : )

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsx6VGZ8CvTeggF0UNwUti_m-rzTe2KmITjf1ry3uBtCXS17hDRyOAfUhFYjFxkKKCOdgaWWNnHSOYNdAjhpRL2JJ-qmXos8yM41KiUQyMeXbhGcqNCd10Ck7OoIYOqH39M3YUGo9YZ1S/s1600/flowersforJuly4thY.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625185732762206690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsx6VGZ8CvTeggF0UNwUti_m-rzTe2KmITjf1ry3uBtCXS17hDRyOAfUhFYjFxkKKCOdgaWWNnHSOYNdAjhpRL2JJ-qmXos8yM41KiUQyMeXbhGcqNCd10Ck7OoIYOqH39M3YUGo9YZ1S/s800/flowersforJuly4thY.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >I hope yours is filled with</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" > your<br />favorite kind of fireworks.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnQ9pnGy0mIiGXlkVScyCuAt18Uv_TU_goVfjbcBakiDDWHeyLaihgHBlNynTDDZGqDzYHNKqnlXgqRJTiQA8mB1_antkRy6dvgDOZcGzVOeqRS1Jnn64MpHm6eJhrqK6SNGzvu3HjWk3/s1600/flowersforJuly4th.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a>

Happy 4th of July weekend : )

I hope yours is filled with your favorite kind of fireworks.

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Summer time ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIVO6X8jMop_dgExzhcPZ0MCKeNLJFFapFjb9JvtST5z83cahihEttP-C99UOi6kikduo0G37GBX5Hnj1lLTc2k7F_P2tfv9D-KEv-lckekZbfXkU6w085wksi4Q0T6yQyJ8tAXfoPKE/s1600/summeronthe4th.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490435502072862994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIVO6X8jMop_dgExzhcPZ0MCKeNLJFFapFjb9JvtST5z83cahihEttP-C99UOi6kikduo0G37GBX5Hnj1lLTc2k7F_P2tfv9D-KEv-lckekZbfXkU6w085wksi4Q0T6yQyJ8tAXfoPKE/s400/summeronthe4th.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />How was your 4th? We spent the day on Singletary lake in Sutton with my husband’s family. It was mostly relaxing (despite water, boats, and fishing rods which typically unnerve me while trying to keep an eye on four boys!) There was also a lot of great food, conversation and photo taking (this was a Blacker bash after all!) Here are some of my favorite shots. Above is Summer, the family dog of the South shore Blacker’s (we are the North shore Blacker’s, and the West Coast Blacker</span><span style="font-size:130%;">’</span><span style="font-size:130%;">s were also in attendance along with the rest of the original Blacker clan, plus over a couple dozen kids and many significant others!)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoDLKvZ9yb0YNkpKMtPZmXwy2Pcsq1elONJr68GSMDxNTUBtM0Qf76uDMEMI94-SfLTna8XoXW4ssDAPZPAwKsh8_z3E4cnDkBXS-zh4ol3OC4RouMNx2Ydb-3PLNK_x_xrHpLrOJWeg/s1600/boatparade.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oRO6hsPMMEvT9k9fITEIoTS7W78KqBTYRM0RNGnZT0acIga2ji0RyBJJ71QZBDleNPxVWB3X-DMCLJlOfn3404AgbCpjktWeq8a3zzwzFTWIMx-AvMIFSpvbmAKFsREIO_bmScF6iD4/s1600/fishcaught.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582817587127426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oRO6hsPMMEvT9k9fITEIoTS7W78KqBTYRM0RNGnZT0acIga2ji0RyBJJ71QZBDleNPxVWB3X-DMCLJlOfn3404AgbCpjktWeq8a3zzwzFTWIMx-AvMIFSpvbmAKFsREIO_bmScF6iD4/s400/fishcaught.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3-rAH-yobP_07Lfx-xEFxVq9_FbCZpsINVhtb76UwaRiWllITN9E96-2KEat65RRDkQNKB1MF_kBNGAEXqz-6ADh7G2Rv1qYj4R5yAj8s_Og9QsV_lZ-he5OKX-6OLwafUqK4nHCDL8/s1600/fishinbucket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490435044249590914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3-rAH-yobP_07Lfx-xEFxVq9_FbCZpsINVhtb76UwaRiWllITN9E96-2KEat65RRDkQNKB1MF_kBNGAEXqz-6ADh7G2Rv1qYj4R5yAj8s_Og9QsV_lZ-he5OKX-6OLwafUqK4nHCDL8/s400/fishinbucket.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Lots of fish were caught (and released).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoDLKvZ9yb0YNkpKMtPZmXwy2Pcsq1elONJr68GSMDxNTUBtM0Qf76uDMEMI94-SfLTna8XoXW4ssDAPZPAwKsh8_z3E4cnDkBXS-zh4ol3OC4RouMNx2Ydb-3PLNK_x_xrHpLrOJWeg/s1600/boatparade.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582825488109490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoDLKvZ9yb0YNkpKMtPZmXwy2Pcsq1elONJr68GSMDxNTUBtM0Qf76uDMEMI94-SfLTna8XoXW4ssDAPZPAwKsh8_z3E4cnDkBXS-zh4ol3OC4RouMNx2Ydb-3PLNK_x_xrHpLrOJWeg/s400/boatparade.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Boats were decorated in red, white and blue.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuKxvL73dv6-8ABofhNa_9IuaGiW9RbsCGoNmXS7ggLUli_GGK-9e-ZMBYWcp3c5-vjW2Mu91MEdg5xHufNfY0xBR2cdHl_oQMcDzhc6REJkHK9pTQFMKf7nb_SmKRiBZOz9Ha1_Frc8/s1600/trumpetonboat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582842022449506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuKxvL73dv6-8ABofhNa_9IuaGiW9RbsCGoNmXS7ggLUli_GGK-9e-ZMBYWcp3c5-vjW2Mu91MEdg5xHufNfY0xBR2cdHl_oQMcDzhc6REJkHK9pTQFMKf7nb_SmKRiBZOz9Ha1_Frc8/s400/trumpetonboat.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">My favorite included an<br />all-American trumpet solo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6QnZS_ByWDHGJJTL59GevVv335qyLqUuzZ7T5rx42AW6nwfmlXtCEPyI-kpUaBwFz7YyQiWsnafA_zu7nQRrwHLsEjaJeXQJx97SpEgieG_dXKYFtENcRjL0aeQBNmbJfOxb1LCeGSk/s1600/fishingpoles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490435065849693650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6QnZS_ByWDHGJJTL59GevVv335qyLqUuzZ7T5rx42AW6nwfmlXtCEPyI-kpUaBwFz7YyQiWsnafA_zu7nQRrwHLsEjaJeXQJx97SpEgieG_dXKYFtENcRjL0aeQBNmbJfOxb1LCeGSk/s400/fishingpoles.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The sunset after the boat<br />parade was spectacular.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBz2rUvNFo2m6y0WO7pZJltHj1lGKmKO4j4BwiEH5B9ZdZTrvF56xH6NbxzctlDkyup0bFmklIC4-PAYXBCi8s-aeIRGDqk_mQA_YjAoK_wyyavteLcylEwrPeHaHIgybM6DjJ4IHGCQ/s1600/fireworks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490585612948844130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBz2rUvNFo2m6y0WO7pZJltHj1lGKmKO4j4BwiEH5B9ZdZTrvF56xH6NbxzctlDkyup0bFmklIC4-PAYXBCi8s-aeIRGDqk_mQA_YjAoK_wyyavteLcylEwrPeHaHIgybM6DjJ4IHGCQ/s400/fireworks.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The fireworks were a sight to be seen,<br />but not easily captured on film.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzmc8ppZ0f9wfto4Jrw7leQm3bFAFAfs4jplmbNJb29BmKcfhK_BbVrkVbG7QcVAsgGR3E7BfoDMvYpsXruUqdGvF1wfzp8J0H2Xrx88at9EyKfvjchtFwt8A75-RkJHeAQvTlP-f000/s1600/nightfall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tgJ8J2PpxCBa9evH05DFUmukUISYWxADPdzqNRGhvhQot6VuFtIjwipfe4znRuaePgq09SOfZjl4pE1Yml7lrQn4unmCvmjGDKGJZhjuPWILWIqUc5zUlXzBgjN6MVgocfvG_Tj-bd8/s1600/watermelondrink.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490581088097893842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tgJ8J2PpxCBa9evH05DFUmukUISYWxADPdzqNRGhvhQot6VuFtIjwipfe4znRuaePgq09SOfZjl4pE1Yml7lrQn4unmCvmjGDKGJZhjuPWILWIqUc5zUlXzBgjN6MVgocfvG_Tj-bd8/s400/watermelondrink.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Back home today, we continued the celebration!<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1Z76JVncuGeEpcwlmu0541Oq-03CnRUHHj1KndVi2UbaTP04S_TkwDiVfnEhM__BxMzlM2zwC93eWTczamMGgdJxo-EZYOrUO0T743o1NMMbCmpDDOns_K_1N_NYFNyqlMwzed92Kpc/s1600/sunseton4th.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3-rAH-yobP_07Lfx-xEFxVq9_FbCZpsINVhtb76UwaRiWllITN9E96-2KEat65RRDkQNKB1MF_kBNGAEXqz-6ADh7G2Rv1qYj4R5yAj8s_Og9QsV_lZ-he5OKX-6OLwafUqK4nHCDL8/s1600/fishinbucket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a>

Summer time ...

How was your 4th? We spent the day on Singletary lake in Sutton with my husband’s family. It was mostly relaxing (despite water, boats, and ...

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