The 4th of July celebration was a little difficult this year with the passing of the 19 Prescott Hot Shot Firefighters. Even though I didn't personally know any of them (however, Ben knew two of them), I was just so emotional the entire weekend. I am genuinely grateful for the men who put their lives on the line to help us (and I mean everyone - police, firefighters, military, etc). And I saw such an outpouring of love and respect. I saw the good come out of everyone. I am truly proud to say I am an American. To honor the fallen, Ben & I built a float for girls to ride in in the kiddie parade.
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| cutest lil firefighter #1 |
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| cutest lil firefighter #2 |
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| they won best float! |
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| PRESCOTT STRONG! |
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| the girls with daddy |
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| my "tough" girl |
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| everyone stood up and clapped as we passed. i had tears the entire time! |
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| allyson loved waving to everyone! |
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| after the parade, a guy from the AZ Republic came and took their picture and they were in the newspaper the next day! "Little Riders Pay Tribute in a Big Way' |
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| every year, at the end of the parade, they had out HUGE ice cream sandwiches to the kids! Kilee was in heaven! |
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| there were a lot of tributes during the big parade |
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| no words needed. |
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| allyson LOVES amanda! |
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| the soon-to-be newlyweds! (photo bombed by ben & dane) |
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| quite the group! |
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| mommy & ki:) |
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| me & my lover |
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| ki with her stank face! |
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| gramma & ki:) |
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| she LOVED the horses! |
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| she loved waving that flag! |
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| my pretty girl:) |
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| i do not know why she poses like this! |
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| kilee actually liked riding the horse this time! |
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| allyson would ride all day if she could... |
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| she's a horse lover! |
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| the cute couple:) |
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| a hot shot crew lined up along the I17 |
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| waiting to watch the procession of 19 fire fighters on their way home |
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| people lined up everywhere (from phoenix to prescott) |
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| God bless the USA! |
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| the beginning of the procession |
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| 19 white hearses |
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| the hot shot crew trucks |
