Given the way the title phrase comes up at least twice a day, we headed to Mount Vernon to celebrate with George and Martha.
We ran into Norah and Walter and their parents in the lobby. They are friends from VBS.
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We all watched the daytime fireworks together on the back lawn.
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Then Max and Dad spent almost 2 hours watching the soldiers drill and asking lots of questions. We were proud of how engaged he was in the conversations.
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Meanwhile, Evelyn and Mom enjoyed snacks and playing in the dirt.
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We did get pretty into flag waving during the artillery demonstrations.
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