{"id":2776,"date":"2016-07-04T21:22:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T01:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=2776"},"modified":"2018-12-29T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T18:45:55","slug":"happy-birthday-merica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=2776","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This weekend was July 4 weekend. \u00a0We went into the weekend have less &#8220;things&#8221; and <\/em><i>commitments to do than normal and it felt so wonderful to be able to truly not rush\u00a0through every event and\u00a0enjoy the ordinary moments. \u00a0In between the few &#8220;things&#8221; we did do, we watched\u00a0the girls put on dance performances in &#8220;The Pit&#8221;, spent time doing flashcards, played on\u00a0the swing set, swam in Papa and Grandma&#8217;s pool, went for a walk\/bike ride in the neighborhood, and watched High School Musical. \u00a0While the 4th was actually on Monday, the girls also wore their 4th of July dresses on Saturday. \u00a0Justin hadn&#8217;t taken his camera out in awhile so he wiped the dust off and attempted to take a few pictures of the girls before we headed to the gym Saturday morning.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2779\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2891-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_2891\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2891-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2891-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2891-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2783\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2931-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_2931\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2931-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2931-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2931-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2780\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2894-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_2894\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2894-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2894-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2894-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2785\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2935-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_2935\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2935-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2935-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2935-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2782\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2920-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_2920\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2920-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2920-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2920-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2778\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2886-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_2886\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2886-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2886-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2886-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2781\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2915-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_2915\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2915-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MG_2915-300x200.jpg 300w, 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