Disclosure: This is part of a sponsored campaign with Being Latino and Honey Maid. However, all opinions expressed are my own.
Every fourth of July, Americans celebrate the Independence of the United States from England back in 1776. Our country has been called a “melting pot” because of all of the nationalities that call this country home and it’s truly a beautiful thing. People of all different backgrounds come here to the United States for the “American dream.” Every American is chasing that same dream including my American family. Who doesn’t want better things for their next generation right? I know we do!
This fourth of July my family will celebrate together as a family of four. As you know, we are away from family and since we just go back from vacation in Florida, we decided to just stay around here. How does this American family plan on celebrating you ask? As most families do, we will attend the local fireworks show, enjoy some delicious barbecue (I’m talking rice, beans, and fajitas – the Mexican way!), and enjoy making s’mores with Honey Maid graham crackers. Just having fun making memories together, it’s what it’s all about! Our American celebration will have a little Mexican influence. I cherish my childhood 4th of July memories and now it’s time to make amazing memories for my children.
Besides the fireworks, the boys look forward to the s’mores too! I mean who doesn’t love s’more right? “S’mores are the ultimate compliment to any Fourth of July party! Check out Honey Maid’s deliciously sweet tips and ideas for endless s’more fun. No matter how things change, what makes us wholesome never will. Honey Maid provides wholesome snacks for every wholesome family.” Including my wholesome American family.
Last Summer, Big A and I attended a Pops concert in San Angelo and had a blast with our friends. I had never attended a Pops concert so it was really awesome. Local military from the base there came out and opened the patriotic event. It was awesome. They played patriotic music and of course the evening ended with fireworks. An evening we’ll never forget and hopefully we can attend another event like this and make it our July 4th tradition like they have. I thought of it as an American nostalgic event. It was a new experience for us, but like my friend Monique, they attend the event yearly and it’s a tradition for them. I felt like I was in a Norman Rockwell painting, truly a look of Americana and I loved every minute of it. If there’s a pop concert in your area, do what you can to make it! It’s a free event and it will definitely make your heart swell with American pride.
This is my favorite picture!
Happy and excited, yet scared of the boom.
The American dream right?! Watch this wonderful video of an immigrant family that’s making their American dream come true because they too are an American family.
Question:
How will you be celebrating the 4th of July? Will you be mixing a little of your culture with your celebration?
Cheers!
Candy
We live in the south, so everything we do has a little of our culture mixed in. We grilled out and had home made ice cream before we shot off fireworks. It was a great time!
We are all the way in Canada so we didn’t celebrate the 4th but I really enjoyed watching all my friends post their shots of wonderful bbqs and fireworks! Looked like a great time had by all!
We love Honeymaid. It is the only brand of graham cracker that I will use for s’mores.
Looks like your little one is enjoying his s’mores! Hope you had a great Fourth of July weekend! 🙂
S’mores are an awesome way to celebrate! Everyone loves roasting their own marshmallows.
We had such a great holiday! I love being outdoors with my family and friends. S’mores are always a part of that!
S’mores are so important to summer time outdoor activities! What a fun time you guys had.
I am laughing so hard right now because my husband just came home with a big box of Honey Maid graham crackers! They are a family favorite.
sounds like a fun 4th of July! Family time & good food is the best part of the holiday!
We celebrated the 4th the way we love to: with a barbecue and fireworks! Happy birthday, America!
We had s’mores too on July Fourth. We had empanadas and s’mores to be exact. That’s our American Family!
Looks like you had a great 4th! I’m here in Canada so we celebrate July 1 for Canada Day.
We celebrated with good friends and good food. We saved the s’mores for Sunday though. The kids always love a good s’more!
Oh how I love Honey Maid, I’m going to stock up this week. I eat these with the boychild all day everyday.
We definitely had some culture mixed into our 4th celebration! Looks like you guys had a great time too! Loved this Honey Maid video
Honey Maid is the best. I love their crackers. They have this really wonderful creamy taste that other crackers don’t have. That makes them the best for dessert treats like smores.
S’mores are a favorite in my house to. We always have a big celebration on the Fourth of July because it is also my nieces birthday.
We had lots of thunder, lightning and rain, so stayed home (flooding, too). We went outside and stood in the rain to watch the fireworks at the park. We’re in a rural area, so they are visible through the branches of the tall trees. We didn’t think about S’mores, but boy are they good when we have them.
We love Honey Maid Teddy Grahams in our family! This is a great blog post.
I love the photos you shared! Honey Maid is one of our favorite brands and we love making s’mores with them!
HoneMaid is awesome, glad your family enjoys the brand too. Looks like such a fun American family of a time too!
S’mores are the iconic summer dessert aren’t they?! Looks like you had a fantastic celebration.
We celebrated with fajitas on the grill by our pool. S’mores are perfect for any celebration (or any day in general).