4th of July Celebrations

On Saturday, July 3rd we had a BBQ and some firework fun with a bunch of friends. It was a blast! Lots of yummy food and laughter.
We set up the slip 'n slide and pools for the kids.

The girls had extra fun on the trampoline.

(FYI: Saturday morning Savannah woke up and laid on the couch, still a little tired. Zachery had opened up the cupboard under the sink and grabbed a can of Lysol. He decided to show the can to Savannah by throwing it at her head. Next thing I know Savannah was screaming her head off and when I came onto the scene her face was covered in blood! Yikes! Luckily it was just a little cut. Head wounds sure do bleed a lot. Needless to say she had a nice black eye for the rest of the week.)


After our BBQ we made some Vanilla Ice Cream in the hand crank Ice Cream Maker. The kids all had a turn cranking the Ice Cream.

The kids soon disappeared into the house and came out all dressed up and ready for dessert.

Zachery had been taking a late nap during this time. Once he got up he headed straight for the pool.

Once dusk fell upon us we let the kids play with Morning Glories and Sparklers

Zachery really wanted to get in on the fun

Then Jared brought out the fun stuff.

All in All it was a very fun evening.
We are grateful to live in America and
so much more grateful for all the friendship we have made here in Virginia!

Sunday July 4th we made a special 4th of July treat for our ward's Stone Soup Dinner.
The kids loved decorating it. And it was supper yummy!

(FYI: Stone Soup is what we call our monthly ward dinner. The first Sunday of every month is reserved for a fast. We try to fast for at least two meals and that Sunday we hold a testimony meeting instead of our regular Sunday talks (sermons). Our ward meets from 1-4pm. After our three hour block we gather together as a ward family and break our fast with a pot luck meal.)

Look a rare photo of myself!

Sunday night we headed to a near by parking lot to watch some fireworks that the Liberty University were supposed to shoot off. After an hour wait we got word that the fire department weren't allowing them to shoot of their fireworks because of wind. The kids were very disappointed. Maybe next year.