On this, the day of Independence, we celebrate life, liberty and... wife-carrying, a highly-underrated and truly spectacular sport in which a man must carry his wife through an obstacle course, and the winning prize is the wife's weight in beer. A sport created by the Finnish who used to steal women from neighboring villages, the Estonians have dominated for the past five years, despite this year's attack mounted by a Sumo wrestler.

What matters most, it seems, is the hold.

Sadly, we didn't win. Mama said Papa needs to get to the gym. Papa said it was the extra sprout weight. Mama got mad...

Happy 4th! May your household enjoy as many fireworks...