Since we did the big family party on my side July 3, we spend July 4 with Jefferson's family. It is his mom's favorite holiday (I must admit, it's one of my favorites!). We started the day with a nice big breakfast (thanks Dad and Uncle Darrin!) consisting of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, juice and chocolate milk. YUMMY! Then we took a few family photos.
Our Family
Michelle's family (where is Joel? oh yeah - water skiing)
Grandkids (Megan's on her way back from San Francisco. Lucky!)
Grandma and Lincoln
While the pictures where being taken, some of the big kids were playing games in the road so the babies all got lined up. I thought it was kinda cute so I took a picture.
Then we were off to the parade in Kaysville. We sat in a new spot which I thought was a great spot. We were across the street from some of our neighbors (small world). The weather was perfect for a parade. We sat on the curb and clapped for candy and small toys. Lincoln made quite a haul for just sitting there. He got the huge dog from Bukoos. The guy just walked right up to us and handed him the dog, along with small stuffed toys for Ella, Grant and Capree. Nice! Lincoln, still tired from the crazy day before, was pretty tired at the end of the parade. The walk back to Grandma's house put him all the way to sleep.
We went back to the Porters, fed the kids and ourselves and then went home for a little while. I tried to get Lincoln to sleep, but he only slept about 45 minutes after we were home for a few hours and he got a bath. We went back to the Porters for the shooting of the air cannon (courtesy of Jefferson) and dinner (courtesy of Darrin). Jefferson shot tennis balls out of the cannon for us to catch. He would shoot up to 4 at a time so everyone could try. While he was doing this Lincoln splashed in the little pool and got soaked. He spent a few hours in just his diaper. We did dinner around 7:30. Darrin and Heather got yummy steaks from the butcher and Darrin cooked them to perfection. There were lots of salads and homemade ice cream! I had a very good food weekend :)
Around 9 we decided to head to the church to watch the Kaysville fireworks. Darrin and Heather had set out blankets to reserve a spot. We all loaded in the minivan and parked at the church. I passed out glow bracelets while we waited. Lincoln stayed awake for about half of the fireworks. He seemed really like them. He would smile and clap and get excited. Then it hit him and he crashed. It was pretty funny. There were lots of loud booms and he didn't even move. After the fireworks Mitchel and Joe set off some more at the house. We stayed for a little while and then headed home. The mosquitos were just too much for us.
All in all it was a fabulous 4th of July Weekend!! I feel so lucky to live in such a great land.
1 comment:
Hey, Linds how are you? You family is so cute! Are you still doing DECA? teaching?
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