Fireworks

Sunday after a fun BBQ with our friends and neighbors two guys who shall remain nameless broke out the fireworks. . . the kind you can't buy in the state we live in. Mostly they just shot off bottle rockets which is a story of Russian Roulette all by itself, but they launched a few big ones too (check out the video at the end). Poor Gabe had a hard time going to sleep with all the noise outside his bedroom window. I think we put him to bed at least three different times. After a bottle rocket actually hit his window we saw him peeking out of the blinds, so we let him come outside and join the festivities.

What's more American than

fireworks on the 4th of July?

Baseball Game

Saturday evening we headed downtown to watch a Dragons baseball game & to watch fireworks. It was super hot, but we had a good time with our friends and neighbors!

What's more American than

baseball and fireworks?

Wegerzyn Gardens

Saturday we were up bright and early for the Pancake Breakfast at church. The Elders Quorum is in charge of this activity so John did a lot of planning and cooking. It turned out great, but by 10:30 we were ready to quit working and play with our kids, so we got in the car and headed to Wegerzyn gardens.

What's more American than

sun, sand, and water?

Young's Dairy

I LOVE that John gets "family days" on most holiday weekends. Instead of getting a 3 day weekend we usually get 4 days since he gets Friday as well as Monday off - it really is awesome! So on Friday we kicked off the 4th of July weekend at Young's Dairy.

What's more American than

ice cream and mini golf?

2010 TATTOO

Tattoo: an entertainment consisting of music, marching, and the performance of displays and exercises by military personnel. (The dictionary forgot to mention it also includes sweltering heat, humidity, carnival food, and fireworks!)

Walking around before the show starts.

I love that Porter is covering one of John's eyes with is hand.

When it's this hot outside you have to find ways to stay cool.

Gabe holds onto an icee that's almost as big as he is.

Are all of your ducks in a row?

Porter lovin' the fly overs.

Pointing to make sure we all saw the plane.

Yeah for airplanes!!!

Check out this handsome cowboy!

and this little one too.

Porter and Zachary

Rach and Dana must be soul sisters . . .

Could we have dressed anymore alike?

And NO this wasn't planned.

We're dorks, but not that dorky.

A late night makes it very hard to keep your eyes open to see the fireworks.

Weekend of Happy Feet

FRIDAY

Big Tattoo Feet

(more pics of Tattoo coming in another post)

Little Tattoo Feet

Tired Tattoo Feet

SATURDAY

Toy Story 3 Feet

Mow the Grass Feet

Playing with Trains Feet

World Cup Feet

Phantom of the Opera Feet

SUNDAY

Church Feet

Dinner with Friends Feet

Kid Table Feet

Sleeping Baby Feet

Now Everyone's in Bed Feet

(Don't ask why we have a basket . . . )