Fourth of July Weekend

We had a wonderful first Fourth of July in Biloxi! My parents came to visit us, and we were thrilled to show them around our new city and have them see our new home. We really enjoyed our time with them...and the extra help they provided with organizing/decorating the house. :) I was definitely sad to see them go this morning, but here are a few pics of the weekend!

This picture was taken on Friday afternoon to prove that Derek did in fact survive his first night (Thursday) of being on call as a real doctor. :) My sister and I always had our pictures taken on our first/last days...so my mom and I were both waiting for Derek to come home on Friday with our cameras in hand. :)

On Sunday evening, we grilled out hamburgers and then headed to the beach to watch the fireworks.

As you can tell from the picture, it was a very windy evening...but despite that, we really enjoyed ourselves! I hope everyone else had a wonderful time celebrating with family & friends as well!

I thank God for my life
And for the stars and stripes
May freedom forever fly, let it ring
Salute the ones who died
And the ones that give their lives, so we don't have to sacrifice
All the things we love