4th of July

I love the fourth of July.  I love the history around the holiday.  I love genealogy and history.  I have several ancestors that fought on both sides of the Revolutionary War.  I don't remember doing much in Alaska for the fourth other then working.  We did a bbq sometimes.  But fireworks in a state where midnight is as light as noon it is a little hard.  Here in Utah they celebrate the fourth pretty much all week.  Each town does it's town days during the month of July.  They have a parade, rodeo, carnival,  and other fun.  Matt's work schedule this year he wouldn't be home during the parade and the fourth fun.  So we celebrate on the second with our traditional bbq and fireworks with Matt's parents.  The kids were super excited to have their grandparents over.  They adore them so.  We had hamburgers, watermelon, corn on cob (which was terrible I will never buy it from Walmart again) baked beans with kielbasa in it. I love baked beans.   Matt's mom brought cupcakes for dessert.  After dinner we sat around and talked till it was dark.  Livi curled up next to her grandpa to play a game on the kindle.  When it was dark enough we did sparklers and fire works.  Alex loved the fireworks.  He thought they were funny.  Especially the snaps.  Our poor dog spent the whole time in Karen's lap.  The girls I think had more fun giving the fireworks to Daddy to set off.  Grandpa couldn't get the fuses out fast enough. 
   

Eating outside on their picnic table

Dinner with the inlaws!!!

The girls with our chickens

Cupcake time

Livi with Grandpa

Extra long sprinklers

Time for the fireworks

Alex wanted to watch the fireworks instead of taking a picture

Matt with the fireworks

 

 

 

 

  The fourth of July the girls asked me all day when it was time to go to Marnie's (Matt's cousin)  After Daddy headed to work and a couple quick pictures of their outfits we headed off to Marnie's.  The girls were so thrilled.  They played on the trampoline and played on the swings.  Emme insisted on pushing Stockton on the swing.  The food was yummy as always.  They had sparklers for the kids.  Which was Emme, Livi, Stockton and Aspen.  Stockton and Aspen are really teenagers but they play with our kids.  Poor Emme didn't realize that if she touched to tip even after it went out it would still be hot.  So she burned her thumb.  She cried till she realized she could play in the ice without getting in trouble.  (She is all better now) Livi loved having a sparklers in each hand and was dancing around.   Alex was loving the snaps and the fireworks.  He got passed around which he loved.  He loves having Grandma hold him or Troy tickle  him.  We did fireworks after ice cream.  We got home around 10pm. After I put Alex to bed me and the girls sat out on the front steps and watched the fireworks and watch the stars.  Emme said the moon followed us home because he loves us.  She loved seeing all the stars.    Emme told me today was the best day ever. 

Dance party and dress up all morning

Livi was trying to help me each my breakfast

It is not drool though he is cutting some teeth.He tried to drink out of my water bottle

Our cuties

Dinner of Champions or babies with no molars

The girls with Marnie and Aspen

He was so happy

This was right after Emme got hurt.  Alex was tired and Karen was watching the girls

Livi on the trampoline

He got his second wind.  He wanted the camera

Pushing Stockton on the swing

 

He loved the snaps.  He was cracking up

Aspen

Livi loved the sparklers she was dancing

She was loving the ice. 

He loves Troy.  He was mad when Troy took back his hat.

He kept trying to steal her glasses.  He decided to attack her hair instead.  Isn't his Mohawk cute

Fireworks

This was on our front steps.  They were hungry so we got a snack of lemonade and fries.