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Fourth of July

By Kaylee Callahan

My name is Kara. One tradition my family has is when I and my family and friends all

hang out outside in the backyard and grill for the Fourth of July. It is usually just a small

get-together. This memory is from when I was around ten years old.

I Remember that it was really hot and humid, the sun was out bright and shiny, and kids

were running around and screaming while playing tag. People were sitting in camping chairs in a

circle and talking to each other and laughing. There was smoke from the grill. You could taste

the steak that was cooking.

Later that evening, you could hear everybody shooting off these great big fireworks all

night long, I could see fireworks exploding into big explosions of lights as bright as the sun in

the sky and as loud as gunshots. The kids would run around with sparklers. Everybody was

shooting off fireworks. At the end of the night, we all sat around the fire pit and watched the

fireworks, and talked to each other.

This was a very special family tradition. We would get together for the Fourth and hang out

with each other.