Welcome to the 2nd Annual Red, White, and Blue Giveaway Hop – a Hop where we celebrate Independence Day, hosted by the Blogging Mamas Network. We’re celebrating the 4th of July with giveaway for a whole 2 weeks, so be sure and hop around to all the great blog giveaways that are linked up in this hop. And be sure to let Step2 help your child go Red White and Blue with this patriotic Choo Choo Train! Don’t miss out on that fantastic Grand Prize!
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And don”t forget to hop around to all the other participating blogs to win some great prizes!
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I love our community parade the best. So many of us participate and it is just so fun to do.
I love getting together with my family and having a poolside BBQ! The food and the company are always great!!
i love the BBQs and fireworks!
Love the bbq with family
I love spending the day with friends and family.
My favorite thing about the 4th is going to our annual city’s parade and seeing the steam engines!
In Canada, we’re watching the fireworks today. We can actually see our neighborhood fireworks right from our back porch so we watch from there each yr with our kids.
I love watching the fireworks and spending time with my family
I love the fireworks, bbq and spending the day with loved ones.
I love fireworks and watermelon!!!
i love watching the fireworks
Fireworks! The shows get better every year and I live in a smaller town, I can’t imagine what they’re like in huge cities!
My favourite thing about Canada Day is spending time with family and today we will have a picnic at the beach.
My favorite thing is the food and spending time with friends.
We love the years we have been out on our friends boats on the water for the canal parade
Watching the fireworks WITH my family! 🙂
Love the family time and community get togethers
Love watching the fireworks!!
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is spending time with my family and friends and celebrating our love for America!
My favorite thing about the July 4th celebration is watching the fireworks with family and friends. This is something we do every year and I really look forward to seeing the display.
Fireworks is my favorite thing.
Food, family and the Fireworks at night is my favorite 4th of July activities!
It’s my hubby’s birthday so I love that, but also the fireworks and family time
BBQ and being with family and friends
Family and food!
I love watching the fireworks
Spending time with family!
I love to bbq and spend time with family.
The BBQ, time with family, silly family games, sparklers, all of it really!
I like the picnics
My favorite thing is hamburgers on the grill. They are so good.
My favorite thing is the fireworks and spending time with our family!
love the family picnic
I love our annual beach trip! We have so much fun as a family!
I like the fireworks that my neighbors usually set off. I don’t even have to leave home to see them.
my favorite things is celebrating our independence by being with family and friends
I love the BBQ family getogethers
I like spending time with my family and having a meal together.
We don’t normally celebrate the 4th, but my daughter’s birthday is the 8th and I love having a long weekend to celebrate with her (usually at a pool and with family!)
Spending time with my family
My favorite thing is definitely the chance to spend time with my family.
My family has a BBQ with all the “fixins.”
I love the BBQ with family and friends.
My favorite thing is spending time with friends and family!
I just like having the day off!
I love cookouts and fireworks
The fireworks definitely. 🙂
I like the BBQ.
My brother in law’s birthday is July 4. Our families almost always celebrate together. This year it’s his 40th!
I love having a bbq with my family and hanging out. The perfect ending is seeing the fireworks!
I like going swimming and hanging out by the pool.
I just love the reflection it gives me on our country, and sharing that with my kids.
I’m not in the US, summer is my very favorite season because of the weather, I love spending time at the beach)
I like getting together with friends.
I love going to see fireworks with my family on the 4th. We go to a local fair and stay late for the fireworks.
I love spending time with my family
going to the community fireworks with my family
I like spending the day with the family and friends.
Free concerts in the park
I like that’s it is a holiday for our country and the fireworks of course.
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is a family get together and fireworks.
My favorite thing about the fourth of July is definitely getting together with all my wonderful family and friends!
Parades, fireworks, and spending time with family. Next to Christmas it’s one of my favorite holidays.
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is the fireworks, I love the show!
I love camping out.
I like the extra day of of work, the time to celebrate with family, and the BBQ. Of course, it’s a great reminder to salute our and pray troops and be proud to be an American.
I’m Canadian, so I don’t celebrate July 4th, but I do celebrate July 1st (Canada Day) which is the same thing, so my favourite thing is the fireworks!
Bbqs & hanging out with the family!
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is the three day weekend. I love seeing my husband be able to relax for an extra day.
It’s always a relaxing day and they we go to the local fireworks show
I love the fireworks shows. I also just enjoy celebrating our country and, as a history major in college, I like the Declaration of Independence as a document and as a concept. 🙂
I love barbequing with friends or family, and I love the food!
As a photographer and an artist I LOVE the fireworks the most!
Spending quality time with family, friends and good food.
I love the BBQ!
good food
I love how the 4th of July brings out the entire community for a parade and all-day neighborhood party in my hometown, with lots of games, music, and amazing food!
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is the food. Great cookouts.
I love the time off to spend with family and friends and cook out and watch fireworks.
My favorite thing is celebrating 4th of July with my whole family and the fireworks, Thank you!
I definitely have to say the fireworks!
Every year I look forward to the fireworks and the look on the faces of my children as they watch
My favorite thing about summer are wearing dresses, high heels and visiting beaches.
I like the festival our community has.
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is our family picnic where I get see my entire family.
My favorite is getting together with friends & family
My favourite thing about summer is all the family outings . we have a family reunion and lots of bbqs.
The 4th of July is my sister’s bday and we always get together for a BBQ at my dad’s house. He has a pool and the kids love swimming in it.
My Favorite Thing About July 4th Is My Family BBQ!
i love bbq with the family
BBQ and smores!
I LOVE fireworks, I love when the skies light up in all different colors…
I love swimming and getting tanned !
I love the fireworks & hanging out with friends!
Hanging out with family and friends, swimming, BBQ, and then fireworks!
I really like swimming and just having a fun, relaxing day.
I love hanging out at Grandma’s and seeing people we only see a few times a year. We eat junk food, watch the parade and fireworks.
Spending time with the family would have to be my favorite thing about the 4th.
I like getting together with friends and family for picnics.
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is the food, fireworks and spending time with my family.
We love going to the lake!
I like getting together with family.
I like the fireworks celebration. We usually go to the local fireworks with lots of fun rides, booths all set up and then watch the fireworks. Thank you!
My favorite thing about the Fourth of July is the big family BBQ at my parents’ house.
Thank you!
I love our neighborhood BBQ/potluck.
Lots of fun and good food!
thank you
ove the BBQs
I like the celebration I have annually with my friends and family especially the firework display
My favorite part has to be the fireworks 🙂 So pretty and so much fun 🙂
I really do enjoy watching fireworks (and watching my kids’ reactions)!
watching the fireworks!
Time with family!
I like watching the fireworks from our back yard here in America’s Oldest City, St Augustine FL.
My favorite thing about the 4th is spending time with family and friends. We live right across from the city park from where the town sets off fireworks so we always have a front row seat.
My favorite thing about July 4 is that it is also my Anniversary. It will be 12 years this year.
My favorite thing about Independence Day is definitely more time with family!
My favorite thing about the Fourth of July is watching the fireworks with my family. We all take photos, get all excited, always a fun time with great memories 🙂
My favorite part of the 4th of July is the fact that I don’t have to work and I get to spend the day w/my little boy 🙂
We love going to the fireworks! My daughter likes them this year (last year she was afraid) so I am really excited to go!
my favorite thing about the summer is family vacation
The 4th is my husband’s birthday so we always have a BBQ with family and friends which is my fav thing about the 4th.
I love going to bbqs and the fireworks
I love the bbqs with friends and then topping it off with Fireworks in the evening – good times!
I love being with family and cooking out.
My fave things are eating bbq food and the fireworks.
July 1 (I’m Canadian!): communitiy celebrations down at the beach!
Sumer in general – swimming at the beach!
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is spending time outside with my family.
My favorite is definitely the time with family and friends! This year it has been almost unbearably hot and humid ( and we are in Ca not even the South Eastern states) so we just stayed home with our newbie and hung-out as a family. Mellow and quiet but awesome! 🙂
My favorite part is all the delicious food and family/friends getting together.
I like how excited my kids get about fireworks.
I love the parades and honoring our vets!
I do have plans, my siblings & their families are going to meet at my parents’ house & we are going to spend the day together!!
I’m in Canada, so I don’t do the 4th. But what I like best about summer are the barbecues and picnics. :o)
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is spending it with family over a BBQ.
I like our family backyard BBQ on the 4th.
Our family enjoys going to the beach during summer.
my favorite thing is the food, usually bbq
my favorite thing is for sure the bbq’ing
I like the cookout food.
Definitely the fireworks! I LOVE seeing them!
the fireworks
My favorite thing is that its my birthday.
I just love spending that time with my family! We always have fun.
My favorite thing is the fireworks.
I love watching the fireworks with family and friends!
What’s your favorite thing about the 4th of July – BBQs, fireworks, time with family & friends, or something else?
sleeping with ear plugs..its a very noisy holiday
I love getting together with family and watching the fireworks! Also seeing the kids have a great time!
I love seeing the fireworks
I love the excitement on my children’s faces when the fireworks start.
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I love spending time with my family and friends.
Thanks for the giveaway!
My favourite thing about summer is the warm sunshine!
I love the fireworks above all else
The BBQs and spending time with family
I love spending the day with my family and watching fireworks at night.
I love the bbqs!!!
My favorite thing about 4th of July is the picnic and food with family and friends it is always a good time
My favorite thing about 4th of July is the fireworks!!! I love watching them and lighting them! It’s such a thrill!
I love going to the local parade! And then hanging with friends and family for fireworks in the evening.
When my dad was alive he made homemade ice cream every year. Now we just watch the fireworks.
Hello! My favorite thing about the 4th of July is fireworks, the pool, and delicious food!! Overall, it’s a pretty great day! Thank-you for the chance in this generous giveaway!
I love being able to explain to my kids what the day is all about!
I love getting together with friends and family for a fun celebration.
Thank you for having this giveaway!
I love the opportunity to spend time with family & friends 🙂
I like the sun and the summer rain because is so nice.
People feel different & act different on July 4.
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is time with family and relaxing.
I love the yummy BBQs!
I love getting the family together and the food.
I love having our family cookout.
Definitely all of the above! BBQ with friends and family and ending the night with a bunch of fireworks!
time with family and friends
My favorite thing is the BBQ. You get all these lovely foods to share with family. Plus the fireworks are great.
I don’t necessarily get excited about the fourth, but my wedding anniversary is July 6th, so we usually do something fun for the weekend, either have a big party (that’s what we did last year because we were celebrating 10 years) or we go away for a long weekend or just go out to dinner and do something fun (this year we went to Universal to see the new Diagon Alley).
I like the fireworks with my granddaughters.
my favorite is the cook outs and spending time with family
I love getting together with my family and having a BBQ.
I love it all, but I especially love steaks on the grill.
I love the fireworks the most but the BBQ is a close second!
I love bbq’s and fireworks with family and friends.
i love the BBQs and fireworks!
My favorite thing is the fireworks. I can see them from my house so I get to watch them in the ac without bugs.
My favorite thing is spending time with my family and the good food.
the bbq with the entire family over
I love being with family
I love the Fireworks and Family Picnics.
Easy all the yummy food and extra time with friends and family
I think my favorite thing about 4th of July would be watching the fireworks with my family.
family time and fireworks
My husband proposed on July 4 2010 so it’s special to us.
I like the fireworks.
My favorite thing about the 4th of July is the patriotic music that you can tune to during the fireworks shows. I always get happy tears in my eyes.
I love the fireworks. I wish there were more throughout the year.
My favorite part of the 4th is my husband gets an extra day off of work.
I like spending time with family.
I love the family togetherness. Everyone outdoors together.
Not i the US, but we still have a little celebration for the family members of ours who are. Fireworks are nice, who doesn’t love BBQ’s, but I’m in it for the fun with friends and family!
visiting family, doing a barbecue and having water balloon fights
the bbq food!
I love the BBQ’ed food
I love the family time and bbq’s! its my brother in laws birthday that day too so the whole fam turns up!
I like celebrating with family and friends on the 4th
Watching fireworks on tv with loved ones is my favorite.
A lovely bbq and watching the Macy’s fireworks on tv with my family
I love watching the fireworks with my family.
i like having the day off work to spend with my family!
I love spending time with my family.
I love the family bbq.
I love fireworks and bbq!
I love the 4th of July because it’s the day before my birthday and I get to see fireworks
I love watching fireworks with my family.
The fireworks
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I love camping with my family.
I like grilling out with family and friends
I think the fireworks at the lake is my favorite July 4th thing.
I love spending the day with friends and family.
I like the fireworks and the food.
We like to get together for a picnic and then go to the lake for fireworks.
I like the sense of pride shown for our country
I like the food and the fireworks
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I love that day because my whole family gets together and we have a barbecue.
food, fireworks, camaraderie
I love watching the fireworks with my kids!
My favorite thing is sitting on the front porch watching the fireworks.
My favorite thing is going fishing with the family!! We go fishing bright and early every 4th of July, come home, bbq and then enjoy the fireworks 😀