4th of July

So our 4th of July celebrations started on the 3rd. Nate's parents invited all of their kids and grandkids over for a campout in their backyard. The kids had so much fun playing, swimming and watching the outdoor movie. Nate wanted to sleep under the stars with our kids. Rachel was the only one who stayed awake long enough to find the "big spoon"... I mean Big Dipper! I went back to the comfort of my own home and bed with Haley for the night. I know... party pooper! The morning of the 4th we had a dutch oven breakfast and the kids did some more swimming. They can never get enough of it! We came home after lunch and enjoyed being home since we had just gotten back from Rexburg the afternoon of the 3rd. We didn't buy any fireworks of our own because we planned on watching the Pleasant Grove city's firework show from our backyard. We waited and waited and waited. We took a lot of silly pictures to entertain ourselves. Then our neighbors started their fireworks and of course our kids had to watch. I was afraid our neighbors were thinking we were cheap and just planning on watching theirs all along. I made sure I let them know we were just waiting for the city to do theirs. We thought we would just put them to bed after that and went inside. As we were finishing up scriptures we heard the big booms and looked out my bedroom window. There they were high in the sky! We couldn't see the lowest fireworks, but it wasn't bad from the comfort of our own house. The kids watched, but were so tired that they didn't care much.... but of course would never choose to just go to bed instead!

What a wonderful country we live in! How blessed we are!