This year we are in Denmark for the 4th of July, and as you may have guessed it isn't a very big occaison for the Danes. Luckily we have an American friend from our year on Watermark who also lives in Denmark, and we were able to celebrate with him and his family.
Due to the 4th being on a Monday this year, therefore a normal working day for the Danes, we had to celebrate on the 3rd of July, but that didn't stop us from having a great time.
Jim, Maria and Levi came in the early afternoon. After our boy's took a nap we decided to take a walk down to the river. At the river we played frisbee, ate chocolate chip cookies (the American kind) and just hung out. Soon it was time to go home and start up the grill for good old fashioned burgers and hotdogs! As Søren was getting it all ready, Jim and I played catch out in the driveway. It was so fun to throw a softball around again. Jim and I were feeling a bit nostalgic and never knew it could be so much fun just playing catch.
Finally dinner was ready and we sat down to an American feast. Hamburgers, hotdogs, corn on the cob, chips, fries, and salad with all the works. Søren had decorated the table with American flag napkins and flags so it was quite festive!
After dinner we played a game and enjoyed some apple pie and chocolate chip cookies before our friends headed home. Even though the weather was pretty sad, we had a wonderful day trying to preserve some of our American heritage. Hope you all have had a great 4th as well!
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