Fourth of July

Everything is bigger in Texas once again.

Over the past holiday weekend, my wife asked me if I was going to eat watermelon before the 4th of July, and she followed it up with "you know what they say about eating watermelon before the 4th?"

We do everything bigger and better in Texas - including fireworks

Gearing up for the Fourth of July, Midland will have it's annual Star Spangled Salute that will be held at Hogan Park on Tuesday, July 4th. This event is free and the entire family is welcome!

If you are looking for some Fourth of July fun, you must check out Firecracker Fandango this Saturday, July 2nd. Note that the Fandango will be in a different location this year, on Grant Ave. between 2nd and 5th street. The Jaycees Independence Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. followed by Firecracker Fandango itself with gates opening at 6 p.m.

This morning on Leo and Rebecca in the morning we had special guest Laura Buckingham in our studio to tell us about the Odessa Jaycees annual 'Parade of Stars,' the 65th Annual Independence Day Parade, that you can be a part of!

I hope you're ready for it, because it's almost here. I'm talking about the Fourth of July! 1 week from today it will be Independence Day and lots of people will be grabbing their fireworks and participating in some Fourth of July festivities.

This Fourth of July many of us will be indulging our kiddos or reverting back to our childhood by doing what? Popping fireworks of course!